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Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice

Basic Certificates in Criminal Justice

2,408 Yearly Graduations
49% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 46% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.2% of criminal justice graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,408 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 13,153
Associate Degree 8,845
Master’s Degree 2,651
Basic Certificate 2,408
Undergraduate Certificate 732
Graduate Certificate 115
Doctor’s Degree 84

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

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for criminal justice students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in criminal justice. About 51.5% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,240
Women 1,168
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 49
Black or African American 257
Hispanic or Latino 691
White 1,177
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 229
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to criminal justice that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 8,443
Corrections 2,727
Criminal Justice Studies 2,471
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.

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