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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Governors State University

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what Governors State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650.

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.

GSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

GSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at GSU 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 GSU Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSU is $37,493. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from GSU. About 37% were men and 63% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Governors State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

GSU 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 Governors State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Governors State 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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100

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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