Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kennesaw State University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Kennesaw State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and approximately 41,181 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 167 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from KSU Georgia.

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.

KSU Georgia Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at KSU Georgia

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, KSU Georgia does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

KSU Georgia Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at KSU Georgia 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 Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	232
	237

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from KSU Georgia. This makes it the #121 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of KSU Georgia Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at KSU Georgia is $37,330. This is 9% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at KSU Georgia 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 Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	85
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

KSU Georgia Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in criminal justice from KSU Georgia in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology

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 GA, the home state for Kennesaw State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,410	$42,990
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Correctional Officers and Jailers	15,500	$34,290
Managers	14,480	$118,060

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.