Criminal Justice & Corrections at Averett University

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Averett University stacks up to those at other schools.

AU is located in Danville, Virginia and approximately 887 students attend the school each year. Of the 258 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Averett University in 2021, 23 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

AU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at AU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, AU does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

AU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at AU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at AU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	42
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	68
	137
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	210
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	318
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	322
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	518

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from AU. This makes it the #211 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of AU Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at AU is $37,797. This is 11% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at AU

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

AU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from AU, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at AU 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 Averett University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

AU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from AU. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from AU, 80% 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 Averett University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

AU also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Averett University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	18,080	$56,710
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers	14,910	$41,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.