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Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Texas College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Texas College

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

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and approximately 28,233 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 Texas College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at South Texas College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? South Texas College offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

South Texas College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

55% Women
98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 321
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors 115,270 $80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920

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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