Criminal Justice Studies at Delta State University

Every criminal justice studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice studies program at Delta State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and approximately 2,999 students attend the school each year.

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.

Delta State University Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

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.

Delta State University does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Delta State University Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Delta State University 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 Delta State University

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

Delta State University Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical criminal justice studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Delta State University since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Delta State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Delta State University Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in criminal justice studies each year. Delta State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the criminal justice studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 MS, the home state for Delta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,210	$51,870
Correctional Officer Supervisors	420	$43,720
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	60	$76,000

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.