Criminal Justice at Western Illinois University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study criminal justice, take a look at what Western Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

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

WIU Criminal Justice 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

WIU Criminal Justice Rankings

The criminal justice major at WIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice. 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 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 Bachelor’s Program

51% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical criminal justice bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 57% 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	21
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	113
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

WIU Criminal Justice Master’s Program

47% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in criminal justice each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from WIU, 60% 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	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,000	$104,990
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	600	$62,280

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
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