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Undergraduate Certificate in Criminal Justice & Corrections

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Undergraduate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

4,846 Yearly Graduations
$37,670 Median Salary
$13,938 Median Debt
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 42% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.2% of criminal justice graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4,846 students earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in criminal justice is $37,670. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $25,217 and the high is $46,135.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in criminal justice is $13,938. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $19,500 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $9,500.

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Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $84.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in criminal justice. About 61.3% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2,971
Women 1,875
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The racial-ethnic distribution of criminal justice undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 89
Black or African American 532
Hispanic or Latino 1,151
White 2,462
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 600
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to criminal justice that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Protection 1,073
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Homeland Security 62
Other Homeland Security 58

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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