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Criminal Justice & Corrections at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

GMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at GMU 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.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from GMU Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $40,661. This is 19% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 363 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from GMU in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 34
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 91
White 152
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 39

GMU 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

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors 41,230 $85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 18,080 $56,710
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,910 $41,860
Computer Workers 14,580 $105,270

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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