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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Point Loma Nazarene University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Point Loma Nazarene University

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616. In 2021, 37 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from PLNU.

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.

PLNU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

PLNU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at PLNU 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 PLNU 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
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 487

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at PLNU

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

PLNU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 37 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from PLNU in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

PLNU 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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors 148,600 $84,430
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 72,680 $101,380
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers 34,980 $75,400

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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