Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jackson State University

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 Jackson State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 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.

Jackson State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Jackson State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Jackson 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 Jackson State Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Jackson State is $26,066. 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 Jackson State

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

Jackson State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Jackson State. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Jackson State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Jackson 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

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 Jackson 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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,520	$35,550
Accountants and Auditors	5,460	$62,850
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,930	$30,840
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Managers	1,230	$82,230

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 Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.