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Criminal Justice at Bakersfield College

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice, you may want to check out the program at Bakersfield College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bakersfield College is in Bakersfield, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 141 criminal justice degrees were granted at Bakersfield College.

Online Class Availability at Bakersfield College

Distance learning is available at Bakersfield College. Of 30,746 students, 7,554 (25%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 8,712 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Criminal Justice graduates at Bakersfield College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice graduates at Bakersfield College are 50% women (70) and 50% men (71).

Criminal Justice Associate’s Program at Bakersfield College

Among the 141 associate’s criminal justice degrees awarded at Bakersfield College, 50% were women (70) and 50% were men (71).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Bakersfield College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	114
Black / African American	8
Asian	4
Two or More Races	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Bakersfield College, higher than the national average of 70%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice program at Bakersfield College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.