Criminal Justice & Corrections at George Washington 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 George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 78 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from GWU.

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.

GWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

GWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how GWU performed in these rankings.

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 GWU 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
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools	1,006

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in criminal justice from GWU. This is the #274 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of GWU Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at GWU is $40,192. This is 18% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	36
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

GWU also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,450	$74,940
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	3,050	$122,460

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.