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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Harding University

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

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and has a total student population of 4,617. Of the 902 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harding University in 2021, 13 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

Harding Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Harding Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Harding 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 Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 615
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 759
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,555

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Harding Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Harding is $38,120. This is 12% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Harding

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

Harding Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Harding. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Harding 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 Harding University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Harding 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 AR, the home state for Harding University.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Accountants and Auditors 7,270 $67,700
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 6,030 $39,560
Correctional Officers and Jailers 5,500 $34,120
Managers 3,360 $86,410
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,760 $55,310

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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