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Criminal Justice Studies at San Diego State University

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, consider the program at San Diego State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Diego State University sits in San Diego, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 547 criminal justice studies graduations were recorded at San Diego State University.

Online & Distance Learning at San Diego State University

Online coursework is an option at San Diego State University. Among 41,137 students, 2,454 (6%) studied exclusively online and 21,435 (52%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at San Diego State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at San Diego State University are 63% women (347) and 37% men (200).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at San Diego State University

Of the 547 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at San Diego State University, 63% were women (347) and 37% were men (200).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	116
Hispanic / Latino	349
Black / African American	12
Asian	25
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3
Two or More Races	27
Unknown	15

Minority students account for 76% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at San Diego State University, higher than the national average of 55%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice Studies program at San Diego State University pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying 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.