Criminal Justice Studies at Portland State University

Every criminal justice studies 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 studies program at Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Portland State University Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Portland State University Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Portland State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at Portland State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Portland State University.

Portland State University Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	63
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Portland State University Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from Portland State University, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,170	$99,130
Correctional Officer Supervisors	410	$85,010
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	70	$82,420

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
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.