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2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

7 Colleges
$31,065 Avg Salary
$18,728 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing an online associate degree.

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

Of the 63 students majoring in criminal justice at NMSU Dona Ana, 43% are male and 57% are female.

On average, criminal justice graduates from NMSU Dona Ana take out $10,377 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico Junior College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online associate degree. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Hobbs.

Of the 9 students majoring in criminal justice at New Mexico Junior College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the town of Clovis.

Women make up 80% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Clovis Community College Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Grants helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in New Mexico. NMSU Grants is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Grants.

Of the 5 students majoring in criminal justice at NMSU Grants, 40% are male and 60% are female.

On average, criminal justice graduates from NMSU Grants take out $10,377 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Western New Mexico University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in New Mexico. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

Women make up 50% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online associate degree. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a fairly small public school located in the town of Ruidoso.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus Report

New Mexico State University - Alamogordo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Alamogordo, NMSU Alamogordo is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 67% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

On average, criminal justice graduates from NMSU Alamogordo take out $10,377 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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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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