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Criminal Justice Studies at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,927. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 286 students received their associate's degree in criminal justice studies.

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.

Purdue University Global Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue University Global offers distance education options for criminal justice studies at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

Purdue University Global Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Purdue University Global 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 Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

17% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 43% men each year. The program at Purdue University Global may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 39% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies at Purdue University Global are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Global with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 66
White 152
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

Purdue University Global Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical criminal justice studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue University Global since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at Purdue University Global 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 Purdue University Global with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 79
Hispanic or Latino 75
White 265
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 30

Purdue University Global 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,610 $73,640
Correctional Officer Supervisors 730 $47,240
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 280 $50,360

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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