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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bluefield College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bluefield College

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

Bluefield College is located in Bluefield, Virginia and has a total student population of 965. In 2021, 29 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Bluefield College.

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.

Bluefield College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Bluefield College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Bluefield College performed in these rankings.

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 Bluefield College 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
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 108
162
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 284
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 391
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 426
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 496
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 872

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Bluefield College Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bluefield College is $37,131. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% 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 Bluefield College

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

Bluefield College Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Bluefield College 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 Bluefield College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Bluefield College 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 VA, the home state for Bluefield College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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