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Criminal Justice Studies at Jackson State University

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Criminal Justice Studies at Jackson State University

Every criminal justice studies 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 studies 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Jackson State Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Jackson State Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 49 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice Studies from Jackson State in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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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 studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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 Detective Supervisors 1,210 $51,870
Correctional Officer Supervisors 420 $43,720
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 60 $76,000

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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