Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wheeling University
What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Wheeling University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.Wheeling University is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and has a total student population of 857. Of the 85 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wheeling University in 2021, 9 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.
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Wheeling University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Wheeling University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Wheeling University 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 Wheeling University 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 |
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Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 322 |
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 681 |
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools | 698 |
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools | 1,418 |
Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Wheeling University
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Wheeling University.
Wheeling University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wheeling University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 4 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Wheeling University also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 Wheeling University.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Ibagli under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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