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Associate Degree in Criminal Justice

Associate Degrees in Criminal Justice

10,992 Yearly Graduations
57% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 69% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.4% of criminal justice graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors

In 2021-2022, 10,992 earned their associate degree in criminal justice. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in criminal justice at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 13,825
Associate Degree 10,992
Basic Certificate 3,101
Undergraduate Certificate 724

Earnings of Criminal Justice Majors With Associate Degrees

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

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their associate degree in criminal justice. About 56.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 4,762
Women 6,230
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice associate degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 482
Black or African American 1,071
Hispanic or Latino 5,571
White 3,080
International Students 40
Other Races/Ethnicities 748
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to criminal justice that offer associate degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 7,460
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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