Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern University at Shreveport

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 Southern University at Shreveport stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern University at Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and has a total student population of 3,013.

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.

Southern University at Shreveport Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Southern University at Shreveport

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? Southern University at Shreveport offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Southern University at Shreveport Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Southern University at Shreveport

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

Southern University at Shreveport Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Southern University at Shreveport does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University at Shreveport with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 LA, the home state for Southern University at Shreveport.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.