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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas Southern University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas Southern University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Texas Southern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

TSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

TSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at TSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at TSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Texas Southern University.

TSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 58
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

TSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

82% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 94% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 70

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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 Texas Southern University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors 115,270 $80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920

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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