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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Peru State College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Peru State College

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

Peru State is located in Peru, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,902.

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.

Peru State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Peru State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Peru 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 Peru State Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Peru State is $35,247. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Peru State

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

Peru State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Peru State, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Peru 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 Peru State College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Peru 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

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Peru State College. A concentration may not be available for your 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 NE, the home state for Peru State College.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Accountants and Auditors 8,170 $67,920
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 3,370 $57,530
Computer Workers 2,980 $86,230
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,770 $41,560
Correctional Officers and Jailers 2,270 $40,310

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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