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Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice Studies

Basic Certificates in Criminal Justice Studies

2,471 Yearly Graduations
66% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 57% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.4% of criminal justice studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,471 people earned their basic certificate in criminal justice studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in criminal justice studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 29,542
Associate Degree 6,490
Master’s Degree 3,316
Basic Certificate 2,471
Undergraduate Certificate 1,354
Graduate Certificate 671
Doctor’s Degree 185

Earnings of Criminal Justice Studies Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in criminal justice studies. About 65.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 846
Women 1,625
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice studies basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 30
Black or African American 616
Hispanic or Latino 653
White 995
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 166
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to criminal justice studies that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 8,443
Corrections 2,727
Criminal Justice 2,408
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 513
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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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