Criminal Justice & Corrections at Xavier University

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Xavier University stacks up to those at other schools.

Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and approximately 7,061 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Xavier.

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.

Xavier Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Xavier

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Xavier does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Xavier Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Xavier 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 Xavier 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
	171
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246
	312
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	479
	493
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	560

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Xavier. This makes it the #50 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Xavier Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Xavier is $30,733. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Xavier

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

Xavier Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Xavier Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Xavier in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Xavier 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 Xavier University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Xavier Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Xavier, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 OH, the home state for Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors	45,670	$72,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	24,890	$61,040
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Correctional Officers and Jailers	13,310	$45,190
Computer Workers	12,160	$82,440

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 Brendan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.