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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$2,846 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,065 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 571 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Mexico to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for criminal justice students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Dona Ana to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Mexico. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $2,160 per year. On average, criminal justice graduates from NMSU Dona Ana take out $10,377 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

NMSU Dona Ana did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $1,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at CNM take out an average of $14,646 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Grants landed the # 3 spot on the list. NMSU Grants is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Grants.

NMSU Grants undergraduate students pay an average of $2,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, criminal justice graduates from NMSU Grants take out $10,377 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

NMSU Grants did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $1,968 per year. Criminal Justice majors at NMSU Carlsbad take out an average of $10,377 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Alamogordo, NMSU Alamogordo is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Alamogordo are $2,424 a year. On average, criminal justice graduates from NMSU Alamogordo take out $10,377 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

NMSU Alamogordo also took the #5 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western New Mexico University are $6,557 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western New Mexico University Report

Brookline College - Albuquerque ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, Brookline College - Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,644
Arizona 3,363
Oklahoma 655

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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