Criminal Justice Studies at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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 Southwest Tennessee Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,371.

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.

Southwest Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Southwest Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Southwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Southwest Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Southwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice studies graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwest Tennessee Community College with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,010	$65,320
Correctional Officer Supervisors	700	$56,990
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	230	$53,670

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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