Criminal Justice Studies at East Carolina University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 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.

ECU Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

Master’s Degree

ECU Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at ECU 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 ECU

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

ECU Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 ECU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	108
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

ECU Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

57% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from ECU, 87% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,800	$69,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,910	$58,690
Correctional Officer Supervisors	1,120	$55,580

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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