Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 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.

Southern Miss Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southern Miss does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Southern Miss Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Miss is $32,630. 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 Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Southern Miss in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Southern Miss 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 University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,520	$35,550
Accountants and Auditors	5,460	$62,850
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,930	$30,840
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Managers	1,230	$82,230

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.