Criminal Justice & Corrections at National 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 National University stacks up to those at other schools.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 18,070 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.

National University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at National University

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at National University 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 National University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at National University is $53,819. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 58% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 117 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from National University, about 61% were men and 39% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 National University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

National University 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at National University. A concentration may not be available for your 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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers	34,980	$75,400

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.