Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida International University

Every criminal justice and corrections 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 program at Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. Of the 13,988 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University in 2021, 614 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.

FIU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

FIU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at FIU 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 FIU 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
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from FIU. This makes it the #60 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of FIU Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIU is $33,856. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 614 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	97
Hispanic or Latino	436
White	41
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

FIU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FIU also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology
• Homeland Security

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 International 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.