Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Illinois University

Every criminal justice and corrections 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 program at Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,560 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in 2021, 258 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

WIU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WIU does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WIU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at WIU 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
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from WIU. This makes it the #38 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WIU Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $38,130. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

The criminal justice program at WIU awarded 258 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	142
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

WIU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from WIU, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Other Homeland Security
• Fire Protection

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	30,370	$75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers	14,050	$62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,910	$56,100

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.