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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kentucky State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kentucky State University

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

KY State is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and has a total student population of 2,290. In 2021, 12 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from KY 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.

KY State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

KY State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

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 KY 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 574
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 582
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 631
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 860
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Earnings of KY State Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at KY State is $25,792. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at KY State

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

KY State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from KY State. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Kentucky State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

KY 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 KY, the home state for Kentucky State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Accountants and Auditors 11,160 $67,080
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,830 $45,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7,740 $40,950
Correctional Officers and Jailers 5,850 $35,940
Managers 3,260 $92,630

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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