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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fort Valley State University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Fort Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and approximately 3,079 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Fort Valley State University.

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.

Fort Valley State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Fort Valley State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Fort Valley State University 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
445
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 624
653
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 763
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 806

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Fort Valley State University Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fort Valley State University is $31,519. 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 Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Fort Valley State University. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 Fort Valley State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Fort Valley State University 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 GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors 37,200 $75,930
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,410 $42,990
Computer Workers 21,500 $90,140
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,500 $34,290
Managers 14,480 $118,060

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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