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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Iowa State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Iowa State University

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 Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 135 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa State.

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.

Iowa State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Iowa State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Iowa State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Iowa 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 478

Earnings of Iowa State Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $36,457. This is 7% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Iowa State. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 101
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Accountants and Auditors 9,600 $67,030
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,860 $58,340
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $50,750
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,930 $44,720
Managers 2,880 $101,360

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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