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Criminal Justice Studies at Virginia State University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice Studies, consider the program at Virginia State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Virginia State University sits in Petersburg, VA.

During the most recent reporting year, 56 criminal justice studies degrees were granted at Virginia State University.

Studying Online at Virginia State University

Online coursework is an option at Virginia State University. Among 5,605 students, 190 (3%) studied exclusively online and 131 (2%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Virginia State University, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Virginia State University are 73% women (41) and 27% men (15).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Virginia State University

Of the 56 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at Virginia State University, 73% were women (41) and 27% were men (15).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	48
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 96% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia State University, higher than the national average of 55%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice Studies program at Virginia State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Criminal Justice Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
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.