Criminal Justice & Corrections at Marshall University

Every criminal justice & corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Marshall University stacks up to those at other schools.

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 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.

Marshall University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Marshall University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Marshall University 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Marshall University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Marshall University, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Marshall University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marshall University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	53

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Accountants and Auditors	3,840	$68,160
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3,460	$43,590
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3,030	$36,960
Computer Workers	2,380	$83,660
Managers	1,880	$77,290

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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.