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Associate Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Associate Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies

7,460 Yearly Graduations
56% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 52% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.6% of criminal justice studies graduates were international students.


 

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Studies Majors

During the 2021-2022 academic year, 7,460 students earned their associate degree in criminal justice studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in criminal justice studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 31,240
Associate Degree 7,460
Basic Certificate 2,521
Undergraduate Certificate 1,525

Earnings of Criminal Justice Studies Majors With Associate Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for criminal justice studies majors with their associate degree due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for criminal justice studies students who are associate degree holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their associate degree in criminal justice studies. About 56.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 3,248
Women 4,212
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice studies associate degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 114
Black or African American 1,162
Hispanic or Latino 2,238
White 3,357
International Students 46
Other Races/Ethnicities 543
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to criminal justice studies that offer associate degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 10,992
Criminal Justice & Police Science 7,363
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 1,262
Corrections 519
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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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