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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Cumberland University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Cumberland University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at Cumberland University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and approximately 2,704 students attend the school each year.

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.

CU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

CU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at CU 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 CU

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

CU Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

67% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at CU are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

CU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cumberland University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 16
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 11

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 TN, the home state for Cumberland University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors 19,760 $69,690
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,410 $44,600
Correctional Officers and Jailers 9,670 $35,470
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,590 $41,830

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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