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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

8 Colleges
$34,809 Avg Salary
$30,696 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's 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 8 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Mexico. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 138 students majoring in criminal justice at NMSU Main Campus, 46% are male and 54% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debt load of $23,217.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in New Mexico. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Of the 128 students majoring in criminal justice at UNM, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Criminal Justice majors at UNM take out an average of $20,056 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

Women make up 72% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at ENMU - Main Campus take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,728.

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

#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

About 50% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 50% are male.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Western New Mexico University take out $24,284 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

Of the 16 students majoring in criminal justice at New Mexico Highlands University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at New Mexico Highlands University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,829.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico Highlands University Report

Brookline College - Albuquerque came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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 college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Criminal Justice majors at Brookline College - Albuquerque take out an average of $36,904 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #7, University of the Southwest did quite well on this year’s most popular 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 college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in criminal justice at USW, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Northern New Mexico College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the town of Espanola.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northern New Mexico College Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 8 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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