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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Clayton State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Clayton State University

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

Clayton State University is located in Morrow, Georgia and approximately 7,052 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 41 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Clayton State 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.

Clayton State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Clayton State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

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 Clayton State 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
586

Earnings of Clayton State University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clayton State University is $32,275. 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 Clayton State University

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

Clayton State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Clayton State University. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Clayton State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Clayton State 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 GA, the home state for Clayton State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors 37,200 $75,930
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,410 $42,990
Computer Workers 21,500 $90,140
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,500 $34,290
Managers 14,480 $118,060

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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