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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kent State University at Kent

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kent State University at Kent

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Kent State University at Kent is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822.

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.

Kent State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Kent State does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Kent State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Kent 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 Kent State Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $30,737. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 181 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Kent State in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 143
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kent State University at Kent. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors 45,670 $72,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 24,890 $61,040
Managers 14,410 $107,320
Correctional Officers and Jailers 13,310 $45,190
Computer Workers 12,160 $82,440

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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