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Criminal Justice Studies at Bowie State University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice Studies, you may want to check out the program at Bowie State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, MD.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 89 criminal justice studies degrees were awarded at Bowie State University.

Studying Online at Bowie State University

Distance learning is available at Bowie State University. Of 6,353 students, 724 (11%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,221 (51%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Bowie State University, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Bowie State University are 63% women (56) and 37% men (33).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Bowie State University

Among the 89 bachelor’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at Bowie State University, 63% were women (56) and 37% were men (33).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Bowie State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	79
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 99% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Bowie State University, higher than the national average of 55%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice Studies program at Bowie State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
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.