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Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Basic Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

17,357 Yearly Graduations
38% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 48% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.6% of criminal justice graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 17,357 people earned their basic certificate in criminal justice. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in criminal justice at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 48,312
Associate Degree 24,183
Basic Certificate 17,357
Master’s Degree 6,830
Undergraduate Certificate 5,360
Graduate Certificate 984
Doctor’s Degree 276

Earnings of Criminal Justice Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for criminal justice majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for criminal justice majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in criminal justice. About 62.4% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 10,825
Women 6,532
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 269
Black or African American 2,651
Hispanic or Latino 4,777
White 8,342
International Students 105
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,213
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to criminal justice that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Protection 6,925
1,139
Homeland Security 804
Other Homeland Security 183

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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