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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Oklahoma State College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Oklahoma State College

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

Western is located in Altus, Oklahoma and approximately 1,353 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.

Western Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Western Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oklahoma State College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Western Oklahoma State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 7

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 OK, the home state for Western Oklahoma State College.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
Accountants and Auditors 13,650 $73,040
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,480 $46,120
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 6,330 $36,470
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,290 $33,060
Computer Workers 2,580 $78,490

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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