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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Prairie View A & M University

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 Prairie View A & M University stacks up to those at other schools.

PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and has a total student population of 9,248. Of the 1,474 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Prairie View A & M University in 2021, 125 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

PVAMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at PVAMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? PVAMU offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

PVAMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at PVAMU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 9
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools 18
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools 25
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 101
168
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 192
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 465

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from PVAMU. This makes it the #121 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from PVAMU Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at PVAMU is $30,775. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at PVAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Prairie View A & M University.

PVAMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at PVAMU awarded 125 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Prairie View A & M University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 109
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PVAMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

69% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at PVAMU awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie View A & M University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PVAMU also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 2 students 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 TX, the home state for Prairie View A & M University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors 115,270 $80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920

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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