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 Columbus State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Navigating today's complex criminal justice system takes a great communicator with real–world perspective. The goal of SNHU's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is to get you there. You'll learn from professionals across all disciplines who bring their experience to the classroom.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at CSU was ranked #263 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #9 in Georgia.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at CSU paid an average of $643 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $182 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,371 | $15,425 |
Fees | $1,870 | $1,870 |
Books and Supplies | $1,440 | $1,440 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,520 | $11,520 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,350 | $3,350 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at CSU in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $30,000 in student debt. That is 7% higher than the national average of $27,924.
criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from CSU make an average of $31,660 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% lower than the national average of $32,399.
CSU does not offer an online option for its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.6% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Around 69.1% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at CSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 30 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 | 55 |
*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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