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Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Virginia State University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Virginia State University

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

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 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.

WVSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

WVSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at WVSU 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 WVSU

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

WVSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at WVSU 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 West Virginia State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

WVSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

56% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia State University 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 4
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 47
Criminal Justice 6

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Accountants and Auditors 3,840 $68,160
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 3,460 $43,590
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $36,960
Computer Workers 2,380 $83,660
Managers 1,880 $77,290

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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