Criminal Justice & Corrections at Portland State University
Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 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.
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Portland State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Portland State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings
The criminal justice major at Portland State 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 Portland State University Criminal Justice Graduates
The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Portland State University is $36,250. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Portland State University
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Portland State University.
Portland State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
White | 63 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
Portland State 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
The following criminal justice concentations are available at Portland State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.
Occupation | Jobs in OR | Average Salary in OR |
---|---|---|
Accountants and Auditors | 11,890 | $71,450 |
Managers | 7,850 | $94,400 |
Computer Workers | 6,000 | $79,610 |
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 5,390 | $70,360 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers | 4,200 | $58,450 |
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 Visitor7 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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