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Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Carolina State University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Carolina State University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if South Carolina State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and approximately 2,339 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.

South Carolina State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

South Carolina State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at South Carolina 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at South Carolina State University

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

South Carolina State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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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 South Carolina State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Carolina State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 23

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 SC, the home state for South Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors 14,890 $64,750
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,180 $42,280
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,200 $37,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,320 $38,930
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,770 $61,160

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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