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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year.

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.

Illinois State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Illinois State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Illinois State 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 Illinois State Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois State is $36,805. This is 8% 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 Illinois State

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

Illinois State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 145 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Illinois State in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 93
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Illinois State 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 Illinois State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois 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 Illinois 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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