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Best Criminal Justice Schools Near El Paso, TX (2026)
Updated September 6, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
El Paso, Texas has 5 accredited schools offering criminal justice programs. El Paso has a population of about 681,723. In the El Paso, TX metro area, the top-earning criminal justice-related role is Attorney at a median $140,550 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Criminal Justice Schools to El Paso
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer criminal justice programs near El Paso, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from El Paso city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from El Paso.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas criminal justice page.
Criminal Justice Wages Near El Paso
El Paso is part of the El Paso, TX metro area (BLS area code 21340). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Attorney
$140,550
El Paso, TX
$156,340
Judge or Magistrate
$139,990
TX statewide
$155,717
Police Supervisor
$115,820
El Paso, TX
$128,832
Detective or Criminal Investigator
$109,300
El Paso, TX
$121,580
Police or Sheriff’s Patrol Officer
$76,400
El Paso, TX
$84,983
Correctional Officer
$47,650
El Paso, TX
$53,003
Probation Officer
$48,260
El Paso, TX
$53,682
Forensic Science Technician
$58,890
El Paso, TX
$65,506
Paralegal or Legal Assistant
$55,830
El Paso, TX
$62,102
Information Security Analyst
$105,770
El Paso, TX
$117,653
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
El Paso at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
89.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other El Paso-Area Cities With Criminal Justice Programs
How many accredited criminal justice schools are near El Paso, TX?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering criminal justice programs near El Paso. The closest is El Paso Community College in El Paso, TX (6.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (79.7 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying criminal justice roles near El Paso?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying criminal justice-related roles near El Paso are: Attorney ($140,550), Judge or Magistrate ($139,990), Police Supervisor ($115,820). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Socorro instead of El Paso?
Socorro, TX is 17.6 miles from El Paso and has its own set of local criminal justice programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 6, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
