Criminal Justice Studies at American Public University System

Every criminal justice studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice studies program at American Public University System stacks up to those at other schools.

American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and approximately 50,047 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 108 students received their associate's degree in criminal justice studies.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

American Military University Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at American Military University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

American Military University does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

American Military University Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at American Military University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at American Military University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at American Public University System.

American Military University Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 43% men each year. The program at American Military University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	47
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

American Military University Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 499 criminal justice studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from American Military University, about 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical criminal justice studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at American Military University since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at American Military University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	88
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	269
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

American Military University also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for American Public University System.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Police and Detective Supervisors	240	$66,840
Correctional Officer Supervisors	150	$61,000
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	70	$43,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.