Criminal Justice Studies at Sul Ross State University

92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study criminal justice studies, take a look at what Sul Ross State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sul Ross is located in Alpine, Texas and has a total student population of 2,345.

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.

Sul Ross Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Sul Ross

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Sul Ross does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Sul Ross Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Sul Ross is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at Sul Ross

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Sul Ross State University.

Sul Ross Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical criminal justice studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Sul Ross since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sul Ross State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Sul Ross Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in criminal justice studies each year. Sul Ross does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from Sul Ross, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sul Ross State University with a master's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
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 TX, the home state for Sul Ross State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,400	$87,840
Correctional Officer Supervisors	4,000	$52,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,220	$68,040

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
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