Criminal Justice Studies at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360.

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.

Georgia State Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Georgia State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice studies, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	93
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Georgia State Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

In the criminal justice studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Police and Detective Supervisors	5,840	$66,680
Correctional Officer Supervisors	2,240	$47,090
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	130	$63,790

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.