Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College

Every criminal justice and corrections 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 program at Columbia College stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 8,347 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 130 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia College Missouri.

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.

Columbia College Missouri Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Columbia College Missouri Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia College Missouri performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Columbia College Missouri 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 Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	124
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools	194
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	299

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Columbia College Missouri. This makes it the #62 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Columbia College Missouri Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia College Missouri is $38,931. This is 14% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Columbia College Missouri

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

Columbia College Missouri Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

Columbia College Missouri does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Columbia College Missouri Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 130 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Columbia College Missouri. About 48% were men and 52% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Columbia College Missouri 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 Columbia College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	68
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Columbia College Missouri Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Columbia College Missouri, 69% 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 Columbia College with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia College Missouri also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology

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 MO, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	13,510	$48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,620	$37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers	8,420	$31,650
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.