Criminal Justice at Nevada State College

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying criminal justice, you may want to check out the program at Nevada State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NSC is located in Henderson, Nevada and approximately 7,289 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

NSC Criminal Justice Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

NSC Criminal Justice Rankings

The criminal justice major at NSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice. 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at NSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Nevada State College.

NSC Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical criminal justice bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at NSC since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Nevada State College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Criminal Justice & Police Science

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 NV, the home state for Nevada State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Police and Detective Supervisors	920	$101,690
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	160	$51,750

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Course Advisor provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. The displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.

Find Affordable College Courses