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Criminal Justice Studies at Northern Virginia Community College

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice Studies, take a look at what Northern Virginia Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northern Virginia Community College is in Annandale, VA.

During the most recent reporting year, 154 criminal justice studies degrees were awarded at Northern Virginia Community College.

Online Class Availability at Northern Virginia Community College

Online coursework is an option at Northern Virginia Community College. Among 56,457 students, 12,964 (23%) studied exclusively online and 14,657 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Northern Virginia Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Northern Virginia Community College are 67% women (103) and 33% men (51).

Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program at Northern Virginia Community College

Among the 154 associate’s criminal justice studies graduates at Northern Virginia Community College, 67% were women (103) and 33% were men (51).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies associate’s degree recipients at Northern Virginia Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	37
Hispanic / Latino	75
Black / African American	9
Asian	19
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	7
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 72% of Criminal Justice Studies associate’s degree recipients at Northern Virginia Community College, above the national average of 53%.*

*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 Studies Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice Studies program at Northern Virginia Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
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.