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Criminal Justice at Tennessee State University

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice, consider the program at Tennessee State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, TN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 46 criminal justice degrees were awarded at Tennessee State University.

Studying Online at Tennessee State University

Online coursework is an option at Tennessee State University. Among 6,310 students, 490 (8%) studied exclusively online and 2,714 (43%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Criminal Justice graduates at Tennessee State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice graduates at Tennessee State University are 78% women (36) and 22% men (10).

Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program at Tennessee State University

Of the 40 bachelor’s criminal justice degrees awarded at Tennessee State University, 82% were women (33) and 18% were men (7).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	34
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 90% of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Tennessee State University, higher than the national average of 51%.*

Criminal Justice Master’s Program at Tennessee State University

Among the 6 master’s criminal justice graduates at Tennessee State University, 50% were women (3) and 50% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 50% of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at Tennessee State University, higher than the national average of 45%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice program at Tennessee State University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
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.