Corrections Administration at Western Oregon University

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

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and approximately 4,554 students attend the school each year.

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

Western Oregon State College Corrections Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Corrections Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Western Oregon State College

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.

Western Oregon State College does offer online education options in corrections administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Western Oregon State College Corrections Administration Rankings

The corrections administration major at Western Oregon State College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Corrections Administration. 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.

Corrections Administration Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the corrections administration majors at Western Oregon University.

Western Oregon State College Corrections Administration Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of corrections administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical corrections administration bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Western Oregon State College since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in corrections administration at Western Oregon State College are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its corrections administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oregon University with a bachelor's in corrections administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	49
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Western Oregon State College also has a doctoral program available in corrections administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Corrections Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in corrections administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Correctional Officer Supervisors	410	$85,010
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	70	$82,420

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 Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.