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East Carolina University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

191 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$33,253 Average Salary
$25,000 Average Student Debt

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 East Carolina 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, and more.

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Rankings for the ECU BS in Criminal Justice

#180 in the U.S
#3 in North Carolina

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 ECU was ranked #180 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #3 in North Carolina.

Here are some of the other rankings for ECU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans9
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans11
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans14
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections58
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)66
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections70
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)70
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections71
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools78
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)80
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)88
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)88
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)98
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections98
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools124
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)128
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)137
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates141
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)155
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)165
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)170
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools180
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections193
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections199
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)207
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)382
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)450
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)450
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates452
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)453
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections483
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections486
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)489
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)563
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates675
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections789

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

$7,239 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,000 Average Student Debt

ECU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at ECU paid an average of $864 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $185 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$4,452$20,729
Fees$2,787$2,787
Books and Supplies$1,524$1,524
On Campus Room and Board$10,136$10,136
On Campus Other Expenses$3,710$3,710

Learn more about ECU tuition and fees.

ECU Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

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 ECU took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 10% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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

$33,253 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from ECU make an average of $33,253 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does ECU Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

ECU 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 ECU Online Learning page.

ECU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

191 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
46.6% Women
28.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 191 students received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 46.6% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 28.8% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at ECU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American32
Hispanic or Latino19
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White131
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities8

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at ECU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies191

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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