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Criminal Justice Studies at Potomac State College of West Virginia University

Criminal Justice Studies at Potomac State College of West Virginia University

If you plan to study criminal justice studies, take a look at what Potomac State College of West Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVU Potomac State College is located in Keyser, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,193.

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.

WVU Potomac State College Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

WVU Potomac State College Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at WVU Potomac State College

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

WVU Potomac State College Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

33% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at WVU Potomac State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies at WVU Potomac State College are white. Around 87% 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 Potomac State College of West Virginia University with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 WV, the home state for Potomac State College of West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Police and Detective Supervisors 240 $66,840
Correctional Officer Supervisors 150 $61,000
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 70 $43,400

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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