Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia

294 students earned Criminal Justice degrees in District of Columbia in the 2021-2022 year.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors in District of Columbia

Criminal Justice majors in the state tend to have the following degree levels:

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	269
Associate Degree	3

Gender Distribution

In District of Columbia, a criminal justice major is more popular with women than with men.

Racial Distribution

The racial distribution of criminal justice majors in District of Columbia is as follows:

• Asian: 3.4%
• Black or African American: 31.6%
• Hispanic or Latino: 8.8%
• White: 44.6%
• Non-Resident Alien: 2.7%
• Other Races: 8.8%

Jobs for Criminal Justice Grads in District of Columbia

There are 64,230 people in the state and 4,117,080 people in the nation working in criminal justice jobs.

Wages for Criminal Justice Jobs in District of Columbia

Criminal Justice grads earn an average of $117,540 in the state and $72,390 nationwide.

Criminal Justice Careers in DC

Some of the careers criminal justice majors go into include:

Job Title	DC Job Growth	DC Median Salary
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	10%	$58,850
Private Detectives and Investigators	9%	$68,940
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	2%	$71,570
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	2%	$133,330

View Nationwide Criminal Justice Report

References

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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