Department of Criminal Justice

Overview

New Mexico State University / Department of Criminal Justice is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional Oral and written exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

28

Applied

25

Accepted

19

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Spring deadline	April 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

48

Total Graduate Students

56%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

43%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	64.58%
Black or African American	4.17%
White or Caucasian	18%
American Indian or Alaska Native	8.33%
Asian	4.17%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (39%)

Female (60%)

Faculty

8

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 0

Male (6)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Juvenile justice, jails and prison administration, courts and legal decision-making, victim studies, policy and evaluation research, narcotics and addiction, research methods, and urban studies, borderland studies, race and identity studies, indigenous jurisprudence, immigration and justice, and diversity in higher education scholarship, statistics, crime theory, race and crime, and street crimes, courts and sentencing, immigration and Latino studies

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

6,431

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001, MSC 3487
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Dennis Giever
Department Head
Email: dgiever@nmsu.edu
Phone: 575-646-1632
Fax: 575-646-2827

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