Criminal Justice Studies at Capella University

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every criminal justice studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice studies program at Capella University stacks up to those at other schools.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 38,930.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Capella University Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Capella University does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice studies, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical criminal justice studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Capella University since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Capella University Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

78% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

In the criminal justice studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Capella University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,510	$91,840
Correctional Officer Supervisors	440	$78,440
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	210	$75,310

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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