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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lees - McRae College

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

Lees - McRae College is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina and approximately 838 students attend the school each year. Of the 212 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lees - McRae College in 2021, 21 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

Lees - McRae College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Lees - McRae College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Lees - McRae College offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Lees - McRae College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Lees - McRae College performed in these rankings.

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 Lees - McRae College 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 82
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 126
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 177
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 280
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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 495
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 572
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,045

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Lees - McRae College Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lees - McRae College is $34,325. This is 1% 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 Lees - McRae College

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

Lees - McRae College Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lees - McRae College. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Lees - McRae College 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 Lees - McRae College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Lees - McRae College 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 NC, the home state for Lees - McRae College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,350 $48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,720 $38,500
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11,610 $46,990

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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