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Criminal Justice at Miami Dade College

If you plan to study Criminal Justice, consider the program at Miami Dade College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Miami Dade College sits in Miami, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 12 criminal justice degrees were awarded at Miami Dade College.

Online Class Availability at Miami Dade College

Many students take online classes at Miami Dade College. Of 58,941 students, 18,051 (31%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 16,514 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Criminal Justice graduates at Miami Dade College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice graduates at Miami Dade College are 50% women (6) and 50% men (6).

Criminal Justice Associate’s Program at Miami Dade College

Among the 12 associate’s criminal justice graduates at Miami Dade College, 50% were women (6) and 50% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Miami Dade College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	3

Minority students account for 92% of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Miami Dade College, above the national average of 70%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice program at Miami Dade College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
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.