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Criminal Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, take a look at what Eastern Kentucky University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Eastern Kentucky University sits in Richmond, KY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 criminal justice studies graduations were recorded at Eastern Kentucky University.

Online & Distance Learning at Eastern Kentucky University

Online coursework is an option at Eastern Kentucky University. Among 15,673 students, 5,246 (33%) studied exclusively online and 6,148 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Eastern Kentucky University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Eastern Kentucky University are 84% women (16) and 16% men (3).

Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program at Eastern Kentucky University

Of the 19 master’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at Eastern Kentucky University, 84% were women (16) and 16% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at Eastern Kentucky University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at Eastern Kentucky University, lower than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice Studies program at Eastern Kentucky University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.