Criminal Justice Schools in Washington

570 Criminal Justice students earned their degrees in the state in 2021-2022.

 

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors in Washington

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

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	296
Associate Degree	160
Award Taking Less Than 1 Year	57
Award Taking 1 to 2 Years	19
Award Taking 2 to 4 Years	19

Gender Distribution

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

Racial Distribution

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

• Asian: 6.1%
• Black or African American: 5.8%
• Hispanic or Latino: 28.2%
• White: 45.4%
• Non-Resident Alien: 1.6%
• Other Races: 12.8%

Jobs for Criminal Justice Grads in Washington

In this state, there are 93,680 people employed in jobs related to a criminal justice degree, compared to 4,117,080 nationwide.

Wages for Criminal Justice Jobs in Washington

A typical salary for a criminal justice grad in the state is $78,970, compared to a typical salary of $72,390 nationwide.

Criminal Justice Careers in WA

Some of the careers criminal justice majors go into include:

Job Title	WA Job Growth	WA Median Salary
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	24%	$44,190
Private Detectives and Investigators	12%	$48,920
Correctional Officer Supervisors	11%	$63,780
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11%	$78,870
Police and Detective Supervisors	10%	$107,580
Fire Inspectors	10%	$78,040
Bailiffs	10%	$58,400
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7%	$55,290
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	5%	$84,580
Transit and Railroad Police	0%	$81,380

View Nationwide Criminal Justice Report

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.