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Criminal Justice Studies at Portland State University

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Criminal Justice Studies at Portland State University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice studies, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Portland State University Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 142 criminal justice studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Portland State University. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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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 studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,170 $99,130
Correctional Officer Supervisors 410 $85,010
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 70 $82,420

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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