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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wingate University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wingate University

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

Wingate is located in Wingate, North Carolina and approximately 3,653 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Wingate.

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.

Wingate Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Wingate Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Wingate compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Wingate 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
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 384
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 400
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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 851
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 911

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Wingate Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wingate is $31,330. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Wingate

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

Wingate Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Wingate 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 Wingate University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Wingate also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NC, the home state for Wingate University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,350 $48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,720 $38,500
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11,610 $46,990

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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