Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Washington University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at Central Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year.

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.

CWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

CWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at CWU 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	66
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

CWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from CWU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	191

Related Majors

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors	32,870	$78,970
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	9,670	$77,670
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,590	$51,990

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.