Criminal Justice & Corrections at Henderson State University

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

Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and has a total student population of 3,163. Of the 514 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Henderson State University in 2021, 16 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.

Henderson State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Henderson State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Henderson State University 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 Henderson State University 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 Schools	1,170
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	1,251

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Henderson State University

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

Henderson State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Henderson State University in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Henderson State University 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 Henderson State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Henderson State University 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 AR, the home state for Henderson State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.