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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Illinois State University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Illinois State University

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Illinois State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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.

Illinois State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Illinois State 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 103
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Illinois State Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

75% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University 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 1
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Illinois State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 159

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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100

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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