Criminal Justice Studies at Appalachian State University

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 Appalachian State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year.

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.

Appalachian State Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Appalachian State Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 128 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies from Appalachian State. About 63% were men and 37% 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 Appalachian State since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	102
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Appalachian State 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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,800	$69,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,910	$58,690
Correctional Officer Supervisors	1,120	$55,580

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
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.