Criminal Justice & Corrections at National University

Every criminal justice and corrections 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 program at National University stacks up to those at other schools.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 18,070 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from National University.

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.

National University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? National University offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how National University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at National University 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
	14
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	47
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	170

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from National University. This makes it the #44 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of National University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at National University is $53,819. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 58% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from National University. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 National University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

National University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

National University also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology
• Homeland Security

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers	34,980	$75,400

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
• Image Credit: By University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.