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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$8,561 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,809 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Mexico to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico

Check out the criminal justice bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $6,528 per year. Criminal Justice majors at ENMU - Main Campus take out an average of $22,728 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

ENMU - Main Campus also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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 midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 per year. On average, criminal justice graduates from NMSU Main Campus take out $23,217 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NMSU Main Campus is ranked #4 for overall quality for criminal justice in New Mexico.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

New Mexico Highlands University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,876 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice majors at New Mexico Highlands University accumulate an average of around $21,829 in student debt.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in New Mexico. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNM are $7,906 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice majors at UNM accumulate an average of around $20,056 in student debt.

UNM also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #3.

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

Western New Mexico University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,557 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at Western New Mexico University take out an average of $24,284 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Western New Mexico University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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With a ranking of #6, University of the Southwest did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USW are $16,200 per year.

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Brookline College - Albuquerque came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, Brookline College - Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice graduates from Brookline College - Albuquerque carry an average student debtload of $36,904.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges 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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