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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860.

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.

SIUE Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at SIUE

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SIUE offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

SIUE Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at SIUE 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.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from SIUE Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUE is $33,961. 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 SIUE

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

SIUE Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 92 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from SIUE in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 58
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

SIUE 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100

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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