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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

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

Clarion University is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,465 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 32 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Clarion University.

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.

Clarion University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Clarion University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Clarion University offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

Clarion University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Clarion University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Clarion University 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
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 100
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 143
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 255
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 366
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 644
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Earnings of Clarion University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clarion University is $30,791. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Clarion University

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

Clarion University Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

67% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Clarion University are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Clarion University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Clarion University. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Clarion University 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 Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Clarion University 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 PA, the home state for Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors 51,720 $75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 27,850 $66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers 16,850 $54,140

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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