Other Corrections & Criminal Justice

Types of Degrees Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other corrections & criminal justice graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	1,855
Associate Degree	1,191
Basic Certificate	513
Master’s Degree	424
Undergraduate Certificate	127
Graduate Certificate	8

What Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, other corrections & criminal justice majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in other corrections & criminal justice should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Skills for Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors

When studying other corrections & criminal justice, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Abilities for Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors

Other Corrections & Criminal Justice majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

What Can You Do With a Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with other corrections & criminal justice:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	12.1%	$61,900

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Other Corrections & Criminal Justice?

This major is dominated by women with about 62% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other corrections & criminal justice majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	36
Black or African American	332
Hispanic or Latino	302
White	979
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	195

Geographic Diversity

Other Corrections & Criminal Justice appeals to people across the globe. About 0.6% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Other Corrections & Criminal Justice

Some careers associated with other corrections & criminal justice require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to other corrections & criminal justice have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	54.9%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	10.2%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	4.5%
Bachelor’s Degree	1.7%
Master’s Degree	15.6%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.	3.5%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	0.7%
Doctoral Degree	10.3%

Online Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	20	4
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	34	8
Bachelor’s Degree	3	2
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	19	7
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Other Corrections & Criminal Justice

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other corrections & criminal justice.

Major	Number of Grads
Criminal Justice Studies	44,029
Criminal Justice	27,988
Criminal Justice & Police Science	20,024
Corrections	3,449
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	2,000
Securities Services Administration/Management	696
Security & Loss Prevention Services	500
Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing	269
Corrections Administration	104
Protective Services Operations	57
Juvenile Corrections	56
Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations	12

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.