by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 641 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,476 and $24,998 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 358 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in criminal justice and corrections.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 138 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 128 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full ENMU - Main Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western New Mexico University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico Highlands University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #6, Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Albuquerque
With a ranking of #7, University of the Southwest did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of the Southwest Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Northern New Mexico College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school situated in Espanola, New Mexico. It awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern New Mexico College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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