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Most Popular Criminology Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in New Mexico

2 Colleges
$26,068 Avg Salary
$11,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

Criminology is the #51 most popular major in New Mexico with 83 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Criminology 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 2 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 Criminology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular school in New Mexico for criminology students. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

After completing their degree, criminology graduates from CNM carry an average student debt load of $11,990.

Full Criminology at Central New Mexico Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of the Southwest is a great place for criminology students. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

Read full report on Criminology at University of the Southwest

Best Criminology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 440
Arizona 295
Oklahoma 24

One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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