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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Pennsylvania State University - World Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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.

Penn State World Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Penn State World Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Penn State World Campus 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Penn State World Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

Penn State World Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

58% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Penn State World Campus are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Penn State World Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Penn State World Campus 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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Penn State World Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

69% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - World Campus with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	27,850	$66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers	16,850	$54,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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