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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 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.

UofSC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UofSC Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

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.

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

61% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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About 69% 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 5
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 154
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UofSC Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UofSC, 67% 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 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Carolina - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 223

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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