Criminal Justice Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every criminal justice studies 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 studies program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SIUE Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SIUE

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.

SIUE does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

SIUE Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at SIUE is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at SIUE

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

SIUE Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical criminal justice studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUE since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SIUE Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

58% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from SIUE, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a master's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,000	$104,990
Correctional Officer Supervisors	1,970	$86,840
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	600	$62,280

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
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