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Criminal Justice Studies at Northern Kentucky University

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Criminal Justice Studies at Northern Kentucky 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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

NKU Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at NKU 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 NKU

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

NKU Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 criminal justice studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 53
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NKU 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,480 $65,430
Correctional Officer Supervisors 750 $47,920
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 120 $85,960

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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