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Criminal Justice Studies at Wayne State College

Criminal Justice Studies at Wayne State College

Every criminal justice studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice studies program at Wayne State College stacks up to those at other schools.

WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and has a total student population of 4,202.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

WSC Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at WSC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

WSC does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

WSC Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at WSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at WSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Wayne State College.

WSC Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at WSC 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 Wayne State College with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 52
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NE, the home state for Wayne State College.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Police and Detective Supervisors 590 $81,760
Correctional Officer Supervisors 400 $55,690
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 100 $58,110

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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