Criminal Justice & Corrections at Troy University

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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 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.

TROY Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

TROY Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at TROY 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

TROY Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Troy University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	185
Criminal Justice	41

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,410	$45,930
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,680	$36,760
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,460	$40,710
Managers	2,110	$106,680

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
• Image Credit: By Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.