Criminal Justice Studies at Wichita State University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice studies, you may want to check out the program at Wichita State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and approximately 14,999 students attend the school each year.

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

WSU Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WSU offers distance education options for criminal justice studies at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WSU Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at WSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

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

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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 Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,890	$71,070
Correctional Officer Supervisors	730	$48,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	30	$47,910

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.