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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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

Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,130. Of the 979 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 65 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.

Ship Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Ship Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Ship 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
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 214
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 242
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 281
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 283
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Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 364

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Ship. This makes it the #151 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Ship Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ship is $33,752. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Ship

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

Ship Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

37% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Ship. About 63% were men and 37% were women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Ship are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 55
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Ship Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

70% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from Ship. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Ship, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Ship 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 PA, the home state for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors 51,720 $75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 27,850 $66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers 16,850 $54,140

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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