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Criminal Justice Studies at South Texas College

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, take a look at what South Texas College. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Texas College is in McAllen, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 241 criminal justice studies degrees were granted at South Texas College.

Online Class Availability at South Texas College

Distance learning is available at South Texas College. Of 27,431 students, 6,291 (23%) studied exclusively online and 5,286 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Criminal Justice Studies graduates at South Texas College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at South Texas College are 50% women (121) and 50% men (120).

Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program at South Texas College

Among the 241 associate’s criminal justice studies graduates at South Texas College, 50% were women (121) and 50% were men (120).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies associate’s degree recipients at South Texas College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	232
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 97% of Criminal Justice Studies associate’s degree recipients at South Texas College, higher than the national average of 53%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice Studies program at South Texas College pursue many career paths. Below are the top-paying careers for Criminal Justice Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.