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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Castleton University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Castleton University

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

Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a total student population of 2,211. In 2021, 9 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Castleton.

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.

Castleton Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Castleton Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Castleton 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 Castleton 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
75
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 1,006

Earnings of Castleton Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Castleton is $39,556. This is 16% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Castleton

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

Castleton Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Castleton in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Castleton 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 Castleton University with a bachelor'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 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Castleton 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 VT, the home state for Castleton University.

Occupation Jobs in VT Average Salary in VT
Accountants and Auditors 2,790 $75,360
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 1,280 $52,940
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,250 $50,270
Managers 570 $105,950
Correctional Officers and Jailers 550 $45,810

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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