Criminal Justice Studies at Bethel University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice studies, you may want to check out the program at Bethel University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bethel is located in McKenzie, Tennessee and has a total student population of 4,001. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 33 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.

Bethel Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Bethel

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Bethel 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

Bethel Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Bethel 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 Bethel

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

Bethel Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 43% men each year. The program at Bethel may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies at Bethel are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Bethel Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 112 criminal justice studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bethel, 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 Bethel since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at Bethel 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 Bethel University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Bethel 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 TN, the home state for Bethel University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,010	$65,320
Correctional Officer Supervisors	700	$56,990
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	230	$53,670

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.