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Criminal Justice Studies at Purdue University Global

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, consider the program at Purdue University Global. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue University Global is in West Lafayette, IN.

During the most recent reporting year, 724 criminal justice studies graduations were recorded at Purdue University Global.

Studying Online at Purdue University Global

Distance learning is available at Purdue University Global. Among 45,588 students, 45,429 (100%) studied exclusively online and 159 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Purdue University Global, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Purdue University Global are 44% women (320) and 56% men (404).

Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program at Purdue University Global

Among the 290 associate’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at Purdue University Global, 32% were women (92) and 68% were men (198).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies associate’s degree recipients at Purdue University Global.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	157
Hispanic / Latino	63
Black / African American	51
Asian	3
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	8
Unknown	6

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of Criminal Justice Studies associate’s degree recipients at Purdue University Global, lower than the national average of 53%.*

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University Global

Of the 384 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at Purdue University Global, 51% were women (195) and 49% were men (189).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University Global.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	227
Hispanic / Latino	59
Black / African American	56
Asian	9
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Two or More Races	18
Unknown	13

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University Global, below the national average of 55%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice Studies program at Purdue University Global pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.