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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 216 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UofSC.

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.

UofSC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UofSC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at UofSC 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 Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 73
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 203
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 257
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 568

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UofSC. This makes it the #192 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UofSC Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofSC is $31,800. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 216 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from UofSC. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UofSC 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 41
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 145
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

UofSC Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at UofSC awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UofSC, 71% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UofSC also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors 14,890 $64,750
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,180 $42,280
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,200 $37,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,320 $38,930
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,770 $61,160

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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