Criminal Justice & Corrections at Truman State University

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Truman State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and approximately 4,655 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Truman State.

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.

Truman State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Truman State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Truman State performed in these rankings.

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 Truman State 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
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	192
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	492
	499
	737
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	1,062

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Truman State Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Truman State is $30,597. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Truman State

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

Truman State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Truman State. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Truman State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Truman State also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MO, the home state for Truman State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	13,510	$48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,620	$37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers	8,420	$31,650
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610

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 Derhai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.