Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Columbia

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what South University, Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 732 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.

South University, Columbia Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

South University, Columbia Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at South University, Columbia 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 South University, Columbia Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at South University, Columbia is $33,655. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at South University, Columbia

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

South University, Columbia Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from South University, Columbia, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 South University, Columbia with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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

South University, Columbia 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 South University, Columbia. 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 SC, the home state for South University, Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors	14,890	$64,750
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,180	$42,280
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,200	$37,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,320	$38,930
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,770	$61,160

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.