Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Leo University

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

St. Leo University is located in Saint Leo, Florida and has a total student population of 9,832. Of the 1,705 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Leo University in 2021, 325 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.

St. Leo University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at St. Leo University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, St. Leo University does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

St. Leo University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how St. Leo University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at St. Leo University 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 Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	17
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools	37
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
	118
	153
	226
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	268
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools	376

In 2021, 210 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from St. Leo University. This makes it the #4 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of St. Leo University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Leo University is $42,956. This is 26% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at St. Leo University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Saint Leo University.

St. Leo University Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

St. Leo University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Leo University with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

St. Leo University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 325 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from St. Leo University in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	88
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	127
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

St. Leo University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 210 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from St. Leo University, about 31% were men and 69% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	74
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	72
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

St. Leo University also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Homeland Security
• Homeland Security

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 FL, the home state for Saint Leo University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers	33,060	$43,410
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900

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 Ol’ Florida Boy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.