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Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - Sacramento

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - Sacramento

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if California State University - Sacramento is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 489 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Sac State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Sac State 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 149
173
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 208
503

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Sac State. This makes it the #232 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Sac State Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $33,592. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Sac State awarded 489 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Sacramento with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 58
Black or African American 39
Hispanic or Latino 232
White 104
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 46

Sac State Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

50% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in criminal justice from Sac State. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Sac State 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Sacramento.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors 148,600 $84,430
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 72,680 $101,380
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers 34,980 $75,400

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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