Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - Los Angeles

Every criminal justice and corrections 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 program at California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745.

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

Cal State LA Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Cal State LA Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Cal State LA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. 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.

Earnings of Cal State LA Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $32,136. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 330 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Cal State LA. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	274
White	11
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Cal State LA also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at California State University - Los Angeles. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers	34,980	$75,400

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
• Image Credit: By Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.