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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New Mexico

25 Colleges
$31,476 Avg Salary
$24,998 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the criminal justice programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, criminal justice graduates from NMSU Main Campus take out $14,439 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New Mexico list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from UNM carry an average student debt load of $18,583.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in New Mexico. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at NMSU Dona Ana take out is $6,750.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Junior College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Hobbs.

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The excellent programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

On average, criminal justice graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $21,551 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Western New Mexico University take out is $21,750.

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With a ranking of #7, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Luna Community College

Las Vegas, NM

Luna Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Las Vegas, Luna Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Brookline College - Albuquerque ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, Brookline College - Albuquerque is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Criminal Justice majors at Brookline College - Albuquerque take out an average of $29,439 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New Mexico ranking. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 25 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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