Criminology at Wharton County Junior College

What traits are you looking for in a criminology school? To help you decide if Wharton County Junior College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminology program.

Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and has a total student population of 6,099.

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

Wharton County Junior College Criminology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminology

Wharton County Junior College Criminology Rankings

Criminology Student Demographics at Wharton County Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminology majors at Wharton County Junior College.

Wharton County Junior College Criminology Associate’s Program

45% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of criminology associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminology only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at Wharton County Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

Wharton County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminology graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wharton County Junior College with a associate's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Criminology

Criminology 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 Wharton County Junior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	7

Careers That Criminology Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Wharton County Junior College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130

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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