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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas Southern University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas Southern University

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

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from TSU.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Criminal Justice

TSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at TSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
187
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 367
530
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 583
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 872

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from TSU. This makes it the #113 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from TSU Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at TSU is $29,743. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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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

77% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at TSU awarded 53 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 1
Black or African American 48
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

TSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

71% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from TSU. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 49% 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 1
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

TSU also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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