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Criminal Justice at Middle Tennessee State University

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice, consider the program at Middle Tennessee State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Middle Tennessee State University sits in Murfreesboro, TN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 159 criminal justice graduations were recorded at Middle Tennessee State University.

Studying Online at Middle Tennessee State University

Distance learning is available at Middle Tennessee State University. Of 20,488 students, 3,076 (15%) studied exclusively online and 8,644 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Criminal Justice graduates at Middle Tennessee State University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice graduates at Middle Tennessee State University are 64% women (102) and 36% men (57).

Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program at Middle Tennessee State University

Of the 134 bachelor’s criminal justice degrees awarded at Middle Tennessee State University, 63% were women (84) and 37% were men (50).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Middle Tennessee State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	81
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	27
Asian	2
Two or More Races	6
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 39% of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Middle Tennessee State University, lower than the national average of 51%.*

Criminal Justice Master’s Program at Middle Tennessee State University

Among the 25 master’s criminal justice graduates at Middle Tennessee State University, 72% were women (18) and 28% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at Middle Tennessee State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	10

Minority students account for 44% of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at Middle Tennessee State University, lower than the national average of 45%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice program at Middle Tennessee State University go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice graduates, 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.