Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fort Valley State University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Fort Valley State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,079.

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.

Fort Valley State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Fort Valley State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Fort Valley State University 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 Fort Valley State University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fort Valley State University is $31,519. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Fort Valley State University in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 Fort Valley State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Fort Valley State University 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

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fort Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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 GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,410	$42,990
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Correctional Officers and Jailers	15,500	$34,290
Managers	14,480	$118,060

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.