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Criminal Justice at Virginia Commonwealth University

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Criminal Justice at Virginia Commonwealth University

Every criminal justice school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

VCU Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

VCU Criminal Justice Rankings

The criminal justice major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice. 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 Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 187 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from VCU in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 81
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

VCU also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,000 $94,120

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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