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Criminal Justice Studies at Jackson State University

Criminal Justice Studies at Jackson State University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice studies, you may want to check out the program at Jackson State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year.

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.

Jackson State Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Jackson State Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 52
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Jackson State Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jackson State University with a master's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,210 $51,870
Correctional Officer Supervisors 420 $43,720
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 60 $76,000

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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