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Criminal Justice Studies at Columbus State University

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study criminal justice studies, take a look at what Columbus State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSU is located in Columbus, Georgia and has a total student population of 8,372.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CSU Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice Studies (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

CSU Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at CSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at CSU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

CSU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice studies graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

CSU Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbus State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSU Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

28% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in criminal justice studies each year. CSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from CSU, 67% 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 Columbus State University with a master's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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 Columbus State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Police and Detective Supervisors	5,840	$66,680
Correctional Officer Supervisors	2,240	$47,090
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	130	$63,790

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
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