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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Savannah State University

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

Savannah State University is located in Savannah, Georgia and approximately 3,488 students attend the school each year. Of the 482 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Savannah State University in 2021, 36 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.

Savannah State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Savannah State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Savannah State 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 199
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 339
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 447
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 467
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 747
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Earnings of Savannah State University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Savannah State University is $29,709. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Savannah State University

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

Savannah State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Savannah State University. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 Savannah State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Savannah State University also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student 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 GA, the home state for Savannah State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors 37,200 $75,930
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,410 $42,990
Computer Workers 21,500 $90,140
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,500 $34,290
Managers 14,480 $118,060

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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