Criminal Justice & Corrections at San Jose State University

Every criminal justice & 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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

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.

San Jose State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at San Jose State 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	130
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

San Jose State Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at San Jose State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	237

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology

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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers	34,980	$75,400

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.