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Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Virginia Wesleyan College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,066.

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.

West Virginia Wesleyan Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

West Virginia Wesleyan Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia Wesleyan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 22

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 Wesleyan College.

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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