Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Montgomery

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at South University, Montgomery stacks up to those at other schools.

South University, Montgomery is located in Montgomery, Alabama and approximately 349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from South University, Montgomery.

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 University, Montgomery Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

South University, Montgomery Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at South University, Montgomery 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
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	18
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	165
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	211
	223
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	231
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	387
	394
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	485
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	544
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	607
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	661
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	797
	817
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	824
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	1,546

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from South University, Montgomery. This makes it the #232 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from South University, Montgomery Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at South University, Montgomery is $33,655. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at South University, Montgomery

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

South University, Montgomery Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

The criminal justice program at South University, Montgomery awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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 University, Montgomery with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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

South University, Montgomery Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from South University, Montgomery. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

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

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

South University, Montgomery also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for South University, Montgomery.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,410	$45,930
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,680	$36,760
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,460	$40,710
Managers	2,110	$106,680

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.