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Criminal Justice Studies at George Mason University

Criminal Justice Studies at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

GMU Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at George Mason University.

GMU Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

85% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,000 $94,120
Correctional Officer Supervisors 2,420 $56,430

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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