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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Metropolitan State University of Denver

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Metropolitan State University of Denver is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 19,086 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 183 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from MSU Denver.

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.

MSU Denver Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

MSU Denver Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at MSU Denver compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at MSU Denver 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 64
93
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 128
157
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 726

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from MSU Denver Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $39,189. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 79
White 76
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

MSU Denver 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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Accountants and Auditors 36,290 $82,320
Computer Workers 16,440 $102,470
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9,840 $72,950
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,990 $50,620

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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