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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Southern Mississippi

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 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.

Southern Miss Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Southern Miss Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Southern Miss 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Southern Miss 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 Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Southern Miss Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Southern Miss, 86% 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 Southern Mississippi with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 65

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,520 $35,550
Accountants and Auditors 5,460 $62,850
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,930 $30,840
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,700 $35,100
Managers 1,230 $82,230

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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