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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Waynesburg University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Waynesburg University

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

Waynesburg is located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,576 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.

Waynesburg Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Waynesburg Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Waynesburg 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 Waynesburg Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Waynesburg is $37,754. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Waynesburg

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

Waynesburg Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Waynesburg 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 Waynesburg University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Waynesburg 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

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Waynesburg University. A concentration may not be available for your 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 PA, the home state for Waynesburg University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors 51,720 $75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 27,850 $66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers 16,850 $54,140

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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