Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wichita State University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Wichita State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999.

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.

WSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

WSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at WSU 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	50
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Wichita State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wichita State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	83

Related Majors

• Homeland Security
• Security Science and Technology

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Accountants and Auditors	12,320	$66,530
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,920	$48,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3,470	$36,550
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,190	$42,510

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.