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Criminal Justice & Corrections at American Public University System

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what American Public University System has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and has a total student population of 50,047.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

American Military University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

American Military University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at American Military University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at American Military University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at American Public University System.

American Military University Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

38% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	48
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

American Military University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

21% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at American Military University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	82
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	306
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	85

American Military University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

33% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from American Military University, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	107
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American Public University System. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	730
Securities Services Administration/Management	154
Criminal Justice	9

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for American Public University System.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Accountants and Auditors	3,840	$68,160
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3,460	$43,590
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3,030	$36,960
Computer Workers	2,380	$83,660
Managers	1,880	$77,290

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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