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Criminal Justice Studies at Colorado Mesa University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice Studies, consider the program at Colorado Mesa University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Colorado Mesa University sits in Grand Junction, CO.

During the most recent reporting year, 66 criminal justice studies degrees were granted at Colorado Mesa University.

Studying Online at Colorado Mesa University

Online coursework is an option at Colorado Mesa University. Among 9,785 students, 736 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,271 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Colorado Mesa University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Colorado Mesa University are 76% women (50) and 24% men (16).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Colorado Mesa University

Among the 66 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at Colorado Mesa University, 76% were women (50) and 24% were men (16).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	50
Hispanic / Latino	12
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 21% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Colorado Mesa University, lower than the national average of 55%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice Studies program at Colorado Mesa University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying 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.