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Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Carolina University

221 Bachelor's Degrees
20 Master's Degrees
#192 Overall Quality
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the majors in the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at East Carolina University.

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, average salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how ECU ranks in comparison to other schools with criminal justice programs.

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Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available at ECU

ECU Criminal Justice Rankings

The bachelor's program at ECU was ranked #192 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #2 in North Carolina.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 20
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 21
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 32
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 34
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 89
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 93
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 94
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 116
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 116
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 117
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 119
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Degree Schools 121
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 123
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 124
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 125
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 130
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 135
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 140
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 159
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 164
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 165
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 168
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 184
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 192
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 276
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 299
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 313
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 345
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 372
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 374
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 409
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 466
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 672

Popularity of Criminal Justice at ECU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, East Carolina University handed out 221 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & corrections. This is an increase of 16% over the previous year when 191 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from ECU. This makes it the #82 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from ECU Make?

$30,403 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of Criminal Justice Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

Criminal Justice majors who earn their bachelor's degree from ECU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $30,403 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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How Much Student Debt Do Criminal Justice Graduates from ECU Have?

$25,000 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of Criminal Justice Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at ECU, criminal justice students borrow a median amount of $25,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.

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The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the criminal justice program at ECU is $257 per month.

ECU Criminal Justice Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at East Carolina University.

ECU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from ECU. About 61% were men and 39% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at ECU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 64% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 142
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 19

ECU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a Master’s in criminal justice from ECU in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 80% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 0

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