Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northwestern Oklahoma State 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 Northwestern Oklahoma State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NWOSU is located in Alva, Oklahoma and approximately 1,833 students attend the school each year. Of the 314 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 2021, 14 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

NWOSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

NWOSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at NWOSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 NWOSU 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
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	478
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	591

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from NWOSU Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at NWOSU is $30,819. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at NWOSU

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

NWOSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from NWOSU in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at NWOSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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 OK, the home state for Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Accountants and Auditors	13,650	$73,040
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,480	$46,120
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,330	$36,470
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,290	$33,060
Computer Workers	2,580	$78,490

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.