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Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice

Basic Certificates in Criminal Justice

3,101 Yearly Graduations
48% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 39% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.3% of criminal justice graduates were international students.


 

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors

In 2021-2022, 3,101 earned their basic certificate 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 Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in criminal justice. About 51.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,606
Women 1,495
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 67
Black or African American 283
Hispanic or Latino 732
White 1,786
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 224
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to criminal justice that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 8,197
Criminal Justice Studies 2,521
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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