Major Overview for Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

Colleges Browse New Mexico Majors Security and protective services Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

Overview for Criminal Justice/Safety Studies A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes regarding criminal justice issues. Careers for Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Majors A major in Criminal Justice/Safety Studies is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary - $59,830 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives - $76,820

Top 4 New Mexico Colleges with the highest percentage of Criminal Justice/Safety Studies among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

Add	Info	College Name	Degrees Awarded/ Percentage	Selectivity	Tuition
		New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	167 (7.4%)
		Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM	14 (7.3%)
		Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM	18 (3.7%)
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		New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM	6 (1.8%)
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.