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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Guilford College

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

Guilford is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and approximately 1,429 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Guilford.

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.

Guilford Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Guilford Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

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 Guilford 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 138
199
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 255
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 406
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 576
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 632
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 797
836
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,266

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Guilford. This makes it the #256 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Guilford Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Guilford is $28,710. 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 Guilford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Guilford College.

Guilford Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Guilford awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Guilford are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Guilford Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in criminal justice from Guilford in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

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

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

Guilford 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 NC, the home state for Guilford College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,350 $48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,720 $38,500
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11,610 $46,990

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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