Criminal Justice & Corrections at Park 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 Park University stacks up to those at other schools.

Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and has a total student population of 10,165. Of the 1,708 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Park University in 2021, 145 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.

Park University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Park University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Park University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Park 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
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	78
	78
	92
	143

Earnings of Park University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Park University is $39,411. This is 15% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Park University

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

Park University Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Park University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Park University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 145 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Park University. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Park University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Park 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

• 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 MO, the home state for Park University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	13,510	$48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,620	$37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers	8,420	$31,650
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610

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 NPPyzixBlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.