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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Marshall University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Marshall University

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what Marshall University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Marshall University.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Marshall University 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 549

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Marshall University. This makes it the #200 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Marshall University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Marshall University is $31,468. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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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

62% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Marshall University in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

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About 87% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 41
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Marshall University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

67% Women
The criminal justice program at Marshall University awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Marshall University, 100% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Marshall University 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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