Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indian River State College

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 Indian River State College stacks up to those at other schools.

Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and approximately 15,236 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 72 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Indian River State College.

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.

Indian River State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Indian River State College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Indian River State College offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Indian River State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Indian River State College 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 Indian River State College 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
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools	84
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	333
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	457

Earnings of Indian River State College Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Indian River State College is $30,566. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Indian River State College

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

Indian River State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Indian River State College are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Indian River State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 72 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Indian River State College, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Indian River State College also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Homeland Security
• Fire Protection

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 FL, the home state for Indian River State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers	33,060	$43,410
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.