Criminal Justice at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Every criminal justice 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom stacks up to those at other schools.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 8,329 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.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Criminal Justice Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

60% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are white. Around 70% 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,590	$106,600
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	120	$58,730

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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