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Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Basic Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

16,940 Yearly Graduations
38% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 45% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.6% of criminal justice graduates were international students.


 

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors

In 2021-2022, 16,940 basic certificates were awarded to criminal justice majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in criminal justice at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 51,219
Associate Degree 28,100
Basic Certificate 16,940
Undergraduate Certificate 5,317

Earnings of Criminal Justice Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in criminal justice. About 61.9% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 10,484
Women 6,456
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 332
Black or African American 2,324
Hispanic or Latino 4,223
White 8,665
International Students 110
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,286
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Criminal Justice Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 8,197
Criminal Justice 3,101
Criminal Justice Studies 2,521
Corrections 2,169
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 364

Below are some popular majors that are similar to criminal justice that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Protection 7,034
1,193
Homeland Security 1,037
Other Homeland Security 102

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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