Criminal Justice Studies at Tarleton State University

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and has a total student population of 14,016.

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.

Tarleton Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tarleton

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Tarleton does offer online courses in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Tarleton Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Tarleton 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice studies, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

51% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% 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 Tarleton since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at Tarleton 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Tarleton Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

40% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in criminal justice studies each year. Tarleton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from Tarleton, 65% 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 Tarleton State University with a master's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Criminal Justice

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 Tarleton 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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