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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida Gulf Coast University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida Gulf Coast University

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

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and approximately 15,358 students attend the school each year.

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.

FGCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

FGCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at FGCU 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at FGCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Florida Gulf Coast University.

FGCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at FGCU 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 Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 73
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida Gulf Coast University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 136

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 FL, the home state for Florida Gulf Coast University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors 71,940 $71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 37,650 $59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33,060 $43,410
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Computer Workers 11,060 $78,900

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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