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Basic Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

18,056 Yearly Graduations
37% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 44 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.0% of criminal justice graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18,056 students 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 52,492
Associate Degree 29,944
Basic Certificate 18,056
Master’s Degree 7,135
Undergraduate Certificate 4,846
Graduate Certificate 444
Doctor’s Degree 204

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 62.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 11,334
Women 6,722
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 297
Black or African American 2,797
Hispanic or Latino 4,201
White 9,311
International Students 187
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,263
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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 7,074
1,014
Homeland Security 987
Other Homeland Security 220

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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