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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of San Diego

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of San Diego

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

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 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.

USD Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

USD Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

22% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from USD, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 78
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at University of San Diego. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 131

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 CA, the home state for University of San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors 148,600 $84,430
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 72,680 $101,380
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers 34,980 $75,400

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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