Criminal Justice Schools in Colorado

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

Education Levels of Criminal Justice 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.

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%

Jobs for Criminal Justice Grads in Colorado

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

Wages for Criminal Justice Jobs in Colorado

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

Criminal Justice 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 Report

References

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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