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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jefferson College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jefferson College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Jefferson College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

JeffCo is located in Hillsboro, Missouri and approximately 3,740 students attend the school each year.

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.

JeffCo Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

JeffCo Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at JeffCo

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

JeffCo Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

18% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at JeffCo are white. Around 86% 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 Jefferson College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MO, the home state for Jefferson College.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors 25,090 $70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,510 $48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,620 $37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers 8,420 $31,650
Computer Workers 7,010 $82,610

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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