Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Virginia Beach

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, Virginia Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

South University, Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 403. Of the 61 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South University, Virginia Beach in 2021, 6 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.

South University, Virginia Beach Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

South University, Virginia Beach Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at South University, Virginia Beach 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 Schools	146
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	149
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	197
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	210
	224
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
	395
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	507
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	630
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	740
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	750
	768
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	1,335

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from South University, Virginia Beach. This makes it the #211 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at South University, Virginia Beach 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, Virginia Beach

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

South University, Virginia Beach Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from South University, Virginia Beach in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were 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, Virginia Beach with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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

South University, Virginia Beach Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 5 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from South University, Virginia Beach, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

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

South University, Virginia Beach 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 VA, the home state for South University, Virginia Beach.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	18,080	$56,710
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers	14,910	$41,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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.