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Criminal Justice & Corrections at American University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at American University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if American University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

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.

The American University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

The American University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at The American 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at The American 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 University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 58
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

The American University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

88% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from The American University, 60% 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 University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 131
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 1

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Managers 19,910 $147,460
Computer Workers 18,040 $117,540
Accountants and Auditors 10,590 $98,130
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 5,450 $74,940
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 3,050 $122,460

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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