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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shaw University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shaw University

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Shaw University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 1,283 students attend the school each year.

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.

Shaw University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Shaw University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Shaw 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Shaw University

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

Shaw University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Shaw University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 20

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 NC, the home state for Shaw University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,350 $48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,720 $38,500
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11,610 $46,990

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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