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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Peru State College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Peru State College

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 Peru State College stacks up to those at other schools.

Peru State is located in Peru, Nebraska and approximately 1,902 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Peru State.

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.

Peru State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Peru State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Peru State 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 33
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 130
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 183
230
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 344
358
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 439
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 456
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 478
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,021

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Peru State Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Peru State is $35,247. This is 3% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Peru State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Peru State College.

Peru State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Peru State awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Peru State 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 Peru State College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 NE, the home state for Peru State College.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Accountants and Auditors 8,170 $67,920
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 3,370 $57,530
Computer Workers 2,980 $86,230
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,770 $41,560
Correctional Officers and Jailers 2,270 $40,310

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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