Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grambling State 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 Grambling State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and approximately 5,438 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from GSU.

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.

GSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

GSU does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

GSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at GSU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	26
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	140
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	244
	627
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	840
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	939

In 2021, 84 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from GSU. This makes it the #19 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of GSU Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSU is $21,286. 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 GSU

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

GSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from GSU. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Grambling State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	80
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from GSU. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 98% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	80
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GSU also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Grambling State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,810	$41,550
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7,890	$34,370
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.