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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Southern California

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 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.

USC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

USC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

59% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 31

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 Southern California.

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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