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Criminal Justice at Columbia College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Columbia College is in Columbia, MO.

During the most recent reporting year, 110 criminal justice degrees were awarded at Columbia College.

Online & Distance Learning at Columbia College

Many students take online classes at Columbia College. Of 5,689 students, 4,019 (71%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 695 (12%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Criminal Justice graduates at Columbia College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice graduates at Columbia College are 58% women (64) and 42% men (46).

Criminal Justice Associate’s Program at Columbia College

Of the 19 associate’s criminal justice graduates at Columbia College, 53% were women (10) and 47% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Columbia College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	7

Minority students account for 58% of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Columbia College, below the national average of 70%.*

Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program at Columbia College

Of the 72 bachelor’s criminal justice degrees awarded at Columbia College, 57% were women (41) and 43% were men (31).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	35
Hispanic / Latino	14
Black / African American	18
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 49% of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia College, lower than the national average of 51%.*

Criminal Justice Master’s Program at Columbia College

Of the 19 master’s criminal justice graduates at Columbia College, 68% were women (13) and 32% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at Columbia College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	6
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at Columbia College, lower than the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice program at Columbia College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.