Las Cruces, New Mexico · Public
Homeland Security at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.8% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $6,048 school-wide net price and $39,067 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.8% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.8% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 223
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 19.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $6,048/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $24,192
- Median debt
- $17,095
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $39,067/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school. For criminal justice and related law-enforcement paths, this data does not prove police academy eligibility, state POST certification, background-check readiness, or employer hiring outcomes.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.8%), school-wide average net price ($6,048), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($39,067), and peer averages from 223 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 223 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($11,019 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($12,358 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place New Mexico State University-Dona Ana in the top 10% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 1.0% of reported awards · $2,288 net A+ CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · 1.4% of reported awards · $3,203 net A+ Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN · 0.7% of reported awards · $3,968 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 0.2% of reported awards · $3,206 net A+ South Florida State College Avon Park, FL · 0.2% of reported awards · $3,877 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.1% of reported awards · $4,831 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Homeland Security accounts for 0.8% of the awards or completions reported for New Mexico State University-Dona Ana. That award concentration is higher than at 64% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana's average net price is $6,048 per year, about $24,192 over four years. That is $11,019 below the $17,067 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $39,067 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,358 below the $51,425 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
Does this show Criminal Justice licensure or pass rates?
No. EduGradify does not have police academy, state POST, certification, placement, or department pass-rate data for this listing. Criminal justice paths vary by state and employer, so verify whether New Mexico State University-Dona Ana treats the field as academic, pre-law, corrections, forensic, or tied to an approved academy pathway.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places New Mexico State University-Dona Ana #22 of 223 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.