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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Odessa College

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice & Corrections, you may want to check out the program at Odessa College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Odessa College sits in Odessa, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 100 criminal justice & corrections degrees were awarded at Odessa College.

Online Class Availability at Odessa College

Distance learning is available at Odessa College. Of 9,981 students, 3,980 (40%) studied exclusively online and 2,073 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates from Odessa College

Those who finish Odessa College’s Criminal Justice & Corrections program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$31,133
3 years	$41,461
4 years	$44,442
5 years	$41,411

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from Odessa College report median earnings of $44,442, compared with $46,470 for all Odessa College graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Odessa College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Odessa College are 71% women (71) and 29% men (29).

Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program at Odessa College

Among the 40 associate’s criminal justice & corrections degrees awarded at Odessa College, 70% were women (28) and 30% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Odessa College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	29
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 80% of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Odessa College, above the national average of 58%.*

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

More Specific Criminal Justice & Corrections Concentrations at Odessa College

The Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Odessa College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	100

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Odessa College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections 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
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$119,630
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Coroners	$110,095
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,399

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.