Overview

Department of Criminal Justice / 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)	Criminal justice

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

30

Applied

24

Accepted

15

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Spring deadline	November 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

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 Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

45

Total Graduate Students

4%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	68.89%
Black or African American	6.67%
White or Caucasian	20%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (33%)

Female (66%)

Faculty

8

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 0

Male (5)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Juvenile justice, jails and prison administration, law enforcement/policing; courts and legal decision-making, victim studies, policy and evaluation research, narcotics and addiction, research methods, urban studies, borderland studies, race and identity studies,scholarship, statistics, crime theory, race and crime, and street crimes, courts and sentencing,
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	8,926

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: -646-1632
Fax: 575-646-2827

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