Criminal Justice & Corrections at Delta State University

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

Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and approximately 2,999 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Delta State University.

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.

Delta State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Delta State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Delta State University does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Delta State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Delta State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Delta State University 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 Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	171
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	719
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	789

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Delta State University. This makes it the #232 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Delta State University

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

Delta State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Delta State University. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Delta State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in criminal justice from Delta State University. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Delta State University, 75% 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 Delta State University with a master's in criminal justice.

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

Delta State University also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MS, the home state for Delta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,520	$35,550
Accountants and Auditors	5,460	$62,850
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,930	$30,840
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Managers	1,230	$82,230

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 Kilobytezero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.