Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indiana University - South Bend

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

Indiana University - South Bend is located in South Bend, Indiana and approximately 4,942 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Indiana University - South Bend.

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.

Indiana University - South Bend Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Indiana University - South Bend Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Indiana University - South Bend 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 Indiana University - South Bend 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	391

Earnings of Indiana University - South Bend Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Indiana University - South Bend is $34,049. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Indiana University - South Bend

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

Indiana University - South Bend Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Indiana University - South Bend, about 48% were men and 52% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - South Bend with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Indiana University - South Bend 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - South Bend.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	12,340	$55,310
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7,990	$36,960
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,240	$40,090

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 Tlsheppa under License

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