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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwest Minnesota State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwest Minnesota State University

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 Southwest Minnesota State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,259. Of the 459 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2021, 15 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.

Southwest Minnesota State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Southwest Minnesota State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 570
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,165

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

20% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Southwest Minnesota State University awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women.

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About 53% 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 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Southwest Minnesota State 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 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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