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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwest Minnesota State University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,259.

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.

Southwest Minnesota State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Southwest Minnesota State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Southwest Minnesota State 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Southwest Minnesota State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Southwest Minnesota State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Southwest Minnesota State 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 Southwest Minnesota State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwest Minnesota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 15

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 MN, the home state for Southwest Minnesota State University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Accountants and Auditors 22,960 $72,480
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9,450 $69,060
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,150 $55,560
Computer Workers 6,200 $81,650

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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