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Criminal Justice Studies at Tarleton State University

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, take a look at what Tarleton State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 184 criminal justice studies degrees were awarded at Tarleton State University.

Studying Online at Tarleton State University

Distance learning is available at Tarleton State University. Of 17,433 students, 6,403 (37%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,924 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Tarleton State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Tarleton State University are 58% women (106) and 42% men (78).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Tarleton State University

Among the 156 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at Tarleton State University, 58% were women (90) and 42% were men (66).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Tarleton State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	88
Hispanic / Latino	52
Black / African American	12
Asian	1
Two or More Races	3

Minority students account for 44% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Tarleton State University, lower than the national average of 55%.*

Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program at Tarleton State University

Of the 28 master’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at Tarleton State University, 57% were women (16) and 43% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at Tarleton State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	4
Asian	1

Minority students account for 39% of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at Tarleton State University, below the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice Studies program at Tarleton State University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.