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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and approximately 10,001 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.

Southeast Missouri State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Southeast Missouri State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southeast Missouri State University does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Southeast Missouri State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Southeast Missouri 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 Southeast Missouri State University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southeast Missouri State University is $31,942. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Southeast Missouri State University. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Southeast Missouri State University 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 Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Southeast Missouri 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 Southeast Missouri State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southeast Missouri State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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 MO, the home state for Southeast Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors 25,090 $70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,510 $48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,620 $37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers 8,420 $31,650
Computer Workers 7,010 $82,610

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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