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Criminal Justice Studies at Liberty University

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, you may want to check out the program at Liberty University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, VA.

During the most recent reporting year, 1,196 criminal justice studies graduations were recorded at Liberty University.

Studying Online at Liberty University

Online coursework is an option at Liberty University. Among 104,327 students, 88,309 (85%) studied exclusively online and 7,616 (7%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Liberty University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Liberty University are 47% women (568) and 53% men (628).

Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program at Liberty University

Among the 61 associate’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at Liberty University, 46% were women (28) and 54% were men (33).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies associate’s degree recipients at Liberty University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	35
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	10
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	7

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of Criminal Justice Studies associate’s degree recipients at Liberty University, lower than the national average of 53%.*

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Liberty University

Among the 605 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at Liberty University, 44% were women (269) and 56% were men (336).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Liberty University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	342
Hispanic / Latino	67
Black / African American	58
Asian	6
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	23
International (Nonresident)	11
Unknown	96

Minority students account for 26% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Liberty University, below the national average of 55%.*

Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program at Liberty University

Of the 391 master’s criminal justice studies graduates at Liberty University, 54% were women (213) and 46% were men (178).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at Liberty University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	186
Hispanic / Latino	37
Black / African American	75
Asian	5
American Indian / Alaska Native	3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2
Two or More Races	9
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	72

Minority students account for 34% of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at Liberty University, below the national average of 48%.*

Criminal Justice Studies Doctoral Program at Liberty University

Among the 48 doctoral criminal justice studies graduates at Liberty University, 33% were women (16) and 67% were men (32).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies doctoral degree recipients at Liberty University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	10
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	12

Minority students account for 29% of Criminal Justice Studies doctoral degree recipients at Liberty University, below the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice Studies program at Liberty University work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.