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Criminal Justice Studies at Marshall University

Criminal Justice Studies at Marshall University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice studies, you may want to check out the program at Marshall University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Marshall University Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Marshall University Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Marshall University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical criminal justice studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Marshall University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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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 Studies Master’s Program

90% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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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

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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
Police and Detective Supervisors 240 $66,840
Correctional Officer Supervisors 150 $61,000
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 70 $43,400

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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