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Criminal Justice at University of South Carolina-Upstate

If you plan to study Criminal Justice, take a look at what University of South Carolina-Upstate. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

University of South Carolina-Upstate is in Spartanburg, SC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 83 criminal justice degrees were awarded at University of South Carolina-Upstate.

Studying Online at University of South Carolina-Upstate

Distance learning is available at University of South Carolina-Upstate. Of 4,916 students, 1,163 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,016 (61%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Criminal Justice graduates at University of South Carolina-Upstate, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice graduates at University of South Carolina-Upstate are 72% women (60) and 28% men (23).

Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program at University of South Carolina-Upstate

Among the 83 bachelor’s criminal justice degrees awarded at University of South Carolina-Upstate, 72% were women (60) and 28% were men (23).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at University of South Carolina-Upstate.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	46
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	23
Two or More Races	3
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at University of South Carolina-Upstate, lower than the national average of 51%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice program at University of South Carolina-Upstate pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Criminal Justice majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.