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Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Tennessee State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Tennessee State University

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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,676 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University in 2021, 87 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

ETSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

ETSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at ETSU 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 Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 312
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 537
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883
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,074

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from ETSU. This makes it the #163 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from ETSU Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at ETSU is $27,582. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at ETSU awarded 87 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at ETSU 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 Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 74
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

ETSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

78% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at ETSU awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from ETSU, 89% 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 Tennessee State University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 East Tennessee State 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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