by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice. 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 Gardner - Webb 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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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.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Gardner - Webb was ranked #687 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #24 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for Gardner - Webb.
Part-time undergraduates at Gardner - Webb paid an average of $496 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,220 | $31,220 |
| Fees | $960 | $960 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,850 | $1,850 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,390 | $10,390 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,400 | $2,400 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at Gardner - Webb took out an average of $22,383 in student loans. That is 20% lower than the national average of $27,924.
criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from Gardner - Webb make an average of $32,315 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $32,399.
Gardner - Webb 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 Gardner - Webb Online Learning page.
Women made up around 54.5% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 53.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Gardner - Webb in 2019-2020, 27.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Protection | 2 |
*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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