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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Utah University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Utah University

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

Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and approximately 12,582 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,387 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Utah University in 2021, 63 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.

Southern Utah University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Southern Utah University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Southern Utah University 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 Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 212
316
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 364
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 551
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 676
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,172

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Southern Utah University Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Utah University is $33,747. 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 Southern Utah University

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

Southern Utah University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 63 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southern Utah University, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Southern Utah University 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 Utah University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 39
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Southern Utah University 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 UT, the home state for Southern Utah University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Accountants and Auditors 9,580 $70,980
Computer Workers 6,470 $76,890
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,490 $53,890
Managers 3,310 $102,290
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,340 $44,160

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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