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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia Wesleyan University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia Wesleyan University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Wesleyan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 1,347 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from VWU.

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.

VWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

VWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at VWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at VWU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 71
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 171
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 197
210
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 224
318
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 348
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 763
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 806

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from VWU Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at VWU is $35,903. This is 5% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at VWU awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at VWU 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 Virginia Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

VWU also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors 41,230 $85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 18,080 $56,710
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,910 $41,860
Computer Workers 14,580 $105,270

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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