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Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice Studies

Basic Certificates in Criminal Justice Studies

2,521 Yearly Graduations
64% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 53% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.3% of criminal justice studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Studies Majors

During the 2021-2022 academic year, 2,521 students earned their basic certificate 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 Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for criminal justice studies majors with their basic certificate 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 basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in criminal justice studies. About 63.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 913
Women 1,608
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice studies basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 40
Black or African American 630
Hispanic or Latino 563
White 1,103
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 177
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to criminal justice studies that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 8,197
Criminal Justice 3,101
Corrections 2,169
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 364
Security & Loss Prevention Services 229

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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