by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Albany State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Albany State was ranked #892 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #33 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Albany State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Albany State paid an average of $616 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $169 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,064 | $14,786 |
| Fees | $1,870 | $1,870 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,460 | $1,460 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,076 | $10,076 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,400 | $3,400 |
Learn more about Albany State tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at Albany State took out an average of $39,000 in student loans. That is 40% higher than the national average of $27,924.
criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from Albany State make an average of $30,771 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $32,399.
Online degrees for the Albany State criminal justice bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Albany State Online Learning page.
About 71.2% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Albany State in 2019-2020, 94.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 46 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 35 |
| Other Corrections & Criminal Justice | 17 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
