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Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Colorado

2,004 Criminal Justice students earned their degrees in the state in 2021-2022.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice & Corrections Majors in Colorado

Criminal Justice majors in the state tend to have the following degree levels:

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 1,065
Award Taking Less Than 1 Year 314
Award Taking 1 to 2 Years 292
Award Taking 2 to 4 Years 292
Associate Degree 91

Gender Distribution

In Colorado, a criminal justice major is more popular with women than with men.

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Racial Distribution

The racial distribution of criminal justice majors in Colorado is as follows:

  • Asian: 1.9%
  • Black or African American: 8.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 21.0%
  • White: 51.9%
  • Non-Resident Alien: 0.1%
  • Other Races: 16.2%
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Jobs for Criminal Justice & Corrections Grads in Colorado

There are 96,200 people in the state and 4,117,080 people in the nation working in criminal justice jobs.

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Wages for Criminal Justice & Corrections Jobs in Colorado

Criminal Justice grads earn an average of $74,790 in the state and $72,390 nationwide.

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Criminal Justice & Corrections Careers in CO

Some of the careers criminal justice majors go into include:

Job Title CO Job Growth CO Median Salary
Fire Inspectors 17% $73,250
Protective Service Worker Supervisors 15% $43,880
Private Detectives and Investigators 15% $50,740
Bailiffs 13% $62,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13% $74,550
Police and Detective Supervisors 11% $107,560
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 8% $83,940
Transit and Railroad Police 0% $0

View Nationwide Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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