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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethel University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Bethel University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bethel is located in McKenzie, Tennessee and approximately 4,001 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Bethel.

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.

Bethel Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Bethel

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Bethel offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

Bethel Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Bethel 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
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71
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 72
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 85
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 177
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 181

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Bethel. This makes it the #28 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Bethel Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bethel is $47,898. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 40% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Bethel

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

Bethel Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

42% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Bethel are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Bethel Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

37% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Bethel awarded 112 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Bethel 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 Bethel University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 33
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 71
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Bethel Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

53% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 53 students who earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Bethel in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 TN, the home state for Bethel University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors 19,760 $69,690
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,410 $44,600
Correctional Officers and Jailers 9,670 $35,470
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,590 $41,830

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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