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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice and corrections programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico bachelor’s degree vets studying criminal justice.

Top 5 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 128 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at University of New Mexico - Main Campus, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNM]](/colleges/university-of-new-mexico-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 138 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Of the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus, 620 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full NMSU Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor’s list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Western New Mexico University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.According to our most recent data, Western New Mexico University supports 2,896 students, and 99 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 50 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,538. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Western New Mexico University Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.According to our most recent data, ENMU - Main Campus supports 5,266 students, and 199 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 99 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,131. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus]](/colleges/eastern-new-mexico-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Criminal Justice for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

New Mexico Highlands University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Among the 2,777 students enrolled at New Mexico Highlands University, 83 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,407. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Mexico Highlands University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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