Criminal Justice Studies at Howard College

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

Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and has a total student population of 3,674.

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.

Howard County Junior College Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Howard County Junior College Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Howard County Junior College

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

Howard County Junior College Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

36% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at Howard County Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

Howard County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice studies graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 TX, the home state for Howard College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,400	$87,840
Correctional Officer Supervisors	4,000	$52,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,220	$68,040

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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