Criminal Justice Schools in Pennsylvania

3,431 Criminal Justice students earned their degrees in the state in 2021-2022.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors in Pennsylvania

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

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	2,236
Associate Degree	723
Award Taking 1 to 2 Years	209
Award Taking 2 to 4 Years	209
Award Taking Less Than 1 Year	57

Gender Distribution

In Pennsylvania, a criminal justice major is more popular with women than with men.

Racial Distribution

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

• Asian: 1.8%
• Black or African American: 14.0%
• Hispanic or Latino: 12.1%
• White: 63.2%
• Non-Resident Alien: 0.9%
• Other Races: 8.1%

Jobs for Criminal Justice Grads in Pennsylvania

There are 165,320 people in the state and 4,117,080 people in the nation working in criminal justice jobs.

Wages for Criminal Justice Jobs in Pennsylvania

Criminal Justice grads earn an average of $69,850 in the state and $72,390 nationwide.

Criminal Justice Careers in PA

Some of the careers criminal justice majors go into include:

Job Title	PA Job Growth	PA Median Salary
Private Detectives and Investigators	6%	$42,750
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4%	$67,440
Police and Detective Supervisors	4%	$89,130
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	3%	$77,340
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2%	$50,890
Transit and Railroad Police	0%	$0
Bailiffs	-5%	$32,650
Correctional Officer Supervisors	-8%	$0
Correctional Officers and Jailers	-8%	$51,010

View Nationwide Criminal Justice Report

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.