Criminal Justice Studies at Mercer University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every criminal justice studies 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 studies program at Mercer University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 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.

Mercer Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Mercer Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Mercer 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 Mercer

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

Mercer Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% 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 Mercer since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Police and Detective Supervisors	5,840	$66,680
Correctional Officer Supervisors	2,240	$47,090
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	130	$63,790

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
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