Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College

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

Columbia College South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,218.

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 South Carolina Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Columbia College South Carolina Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Columbia College South Carolina 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 Columbia College South Carolina

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

Columbia College South Carolina Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Columbia College South Carolina 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	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Columbia College South Carolina Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Columbia College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	63

Related Majors

• Fire Protection
• Homeland Security

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 SC, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors	14,890	$64,750
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,180	$42,280
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,200	$37,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,320	$38,930
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,770	$61,160

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.