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About Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes regarding criminal justice issues.

Virginia grants the most Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic yearss in Criminal Justice/Safety Studies of all US states with 416 degrees being granted last year. Students interested in Criminal Justice/Safety Studies can expect around 55% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 45% percent to be women. Most students graduating in this field earn a Bachelors degree. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice/Safety Studies is $40,800.

Popularity of Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Some top careers related to Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, include Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other and First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, both of which have many employment opportunities. Though there are higher paying careers, like First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. the most in-demand position for Criminal Justice/Safety Studies majors is First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Criminal Justice/Safety Studies majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Criminal Justice/Safety Studies majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
1,525
Female Students
685 (44%)
Male Students
840 (55%)
White (589, 39%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (371, 24%)
Black or African American (297, 19%)
Hispanic or Latino (154, 10%)
U.S. Nonresident (50, 3%)
Two or more races (30, 2%)
Asian (19, 1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (9, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (6, <1%)

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