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Florida Atlantic University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

309 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$34,290 Average Salary
$19,500 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 Florida Atlantic University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the FAU BS in Criminal Justice

#203 in the U.S
#7 in Florida

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at FAU was ranked #203 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #7 in Florida.

Here are some of the other rankings for FAU.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 22
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 33
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 33
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 35
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 36
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 41
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 44
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 46
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 62
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 63
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 63
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 89
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 92
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 94
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 111
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 115
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 117
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 128
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 141
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 152
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 157
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 161
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 168
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 183
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 203
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 216
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 230
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 230
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 240
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 256
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 345
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 378
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 379
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 453
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 614
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 695

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

$4,879 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$19,500 Average Student Debt

FAU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at FAU was $722 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $203 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $2,522 $14,374
Fees $2,357 $2,950
Books and Supplies $1,248 $1,248
On Campus Room and Board $12,030 $12,030
On Campus Other Expenses $6,618 $6,618

Learn more about FAU tuition and fees.

FAU 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 FAU took out an average of $19,500 in student loans. That is 30% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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

$34,290 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from FAU make an average of $34,290 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does FAU Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

FAU 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 FAU Online Learning page.

FAU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

309 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
63.1% Women
60.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 309 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, 63.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 60.2% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at FAU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 71
Hispanic or Latino 103
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 117
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at FAU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 309

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Homeland Security 63

View All Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Majors >

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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