The main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Lone Star College System. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in criminal justice, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Gain a solid foundation in the American justice system, criminal law and social science when you earn your associate degree in criminal justice online from Southern New Hampshire University.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery paid an average of $248 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $193 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,632 | $5,952 |
Fees | $48 | $48 |
Books and Supplies | $2,550 | $2,550 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Criminal Justice students who received their associate degree at North Harris Montgomery took out an average of $15,000 in student loans. That is 19% lower than the national average of $18,566.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from North Harris Montgomery is $33,910 per year. That is 27% higher than the national average of $26,761.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that North Harris Montgomery offers online options in its criminal justice associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the North Harris Montgomery Online Learning page.
About 61.8% of the students who received their AS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in criminal justice at North Harris Montgomery in 2019-2020, 70.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 27 |
Hispanic or Latino | 61 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 36 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Criminal Justice Studies | 131 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fire Protection | 25 |
*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.
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