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The bachelor's program at ECU was ranked #114 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice studies list. It is also ranked #2 in North Carolina.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, East Carolina University handed out 221 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies. 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 studies from ECU. This makes it the #36 most popular school for criminal justice studies master’s degree candidates in the country.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at East Carolina University.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies from ECU. About 61% were men and 39% were women.
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 studies.
| 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 |
Of the 20 criminal justice studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ECU, about 55% were men and 45% were women.
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 studies.
| 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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