Criminal Justice at Park University

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and approximately 10,165 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.

Park University Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Park University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Park University does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree

Park University Criminal Justice Rankings

The criminal justice major at Park University 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 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 Associate’s Program

39% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at Park University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

Park University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 17% 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	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Park University Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% 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 Park University since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,220	$78,750
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	230	$85,710

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
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