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Castleton University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

20 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$37,928 Average Salary

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 Castleton University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s 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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Rankings for the Castleton BS in Criminal Justice

#267 in the U.S
#2 in Vermont

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Castleton was ranked #267 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #2 in Vermont.

Here are some of the other rankings for Castleton.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 191
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 204
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 225
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 235
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 246
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 246
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 258
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 262
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 267
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 267
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 283
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 290
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 354
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 439
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 494
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 547
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 569
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 584
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 594
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 601
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 631
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 634
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 858
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 881
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 1,009
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 1,009

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Castleton Cost?

$13,044 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Castleton Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Castleton paid an average of $1,200 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $493 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,832 $28,800
Fees $1,212 $1,212
Books and Supplies $1,000 $1,000
On Campus Room and Board $11,694 $11,694
On Campus Other Expenses $1,404 $1,404

Learn more about Castleton tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From Castleton?

$37,928 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Castleton is $37,928 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does Castleton Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Online degrees for the Castleton 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 Castleton Online Learning page.

Castleton Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

20 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
35.0% Women
15.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 20 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 35.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Castleton in 2019-2020, 15.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Castleton

Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 20

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.

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