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Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Bachelor’s Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies

31,240 Yearly Graduations
58% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 53% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.1% of criminal justice studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Studies Majors

During the 2021-2022 academic year, 31,240 students earned their bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degrees

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

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for criminal justice studies majors who have their bachelor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies. About 57.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 13,165
Women 18,075
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice studies bachelor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 864
Black or African American 5,432
Hispanic or Latino 8,706
White 13,420
International Students 346
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,472
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to criminal justice studies that offer bachelor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 13,825
Criminal Justice & Police Science 2,819
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 1,762
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Securities Services Management 363

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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