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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeastern Louisiana University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeastern Louisiana University

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

Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and approximately 14,426 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 76 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Southeastern.

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.

Southeastern Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Southeastern

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Southeastern Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Southeastern performed in these rankings.

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 Southeastern 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 Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 81
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 574
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 858

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Southeastern Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southeastern is $28,507. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Southeastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Southeastern Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Southeastern. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Southeastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 49
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 LA, the home state for Southeastern Louisiana University.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,810 $41,550
Accountants and Auditors 10,390 $66,860
Managers 9,790 $87,080
Correctional Officers and Jailers 7,890 $34,370
Computer Workers 4,050 $66,600

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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