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Indiana Wesleyan University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$39,663 Average Salary
$45,124 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 Indiana Wesleyan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the IWU BS in Criminal Justice

#300 in the U.S
#8 in Indiana

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 IWU was ranked #300 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #8 in Indiana.

Here are some of the other rankings for IWU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans54
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans59
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates98
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates170
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools228
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools300
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)316
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)323
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)335
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections356
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)363
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)379
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)406
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections523
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections531
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)692
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)703
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)713
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)715
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections729
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)756
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)806
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections921
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections930

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

$28,184 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$45,124 Average Student Debt

IWU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at IWU paid an average of $976 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$28,184$28,184
Books and Supplies$1,196$1,196
On Campus Room and Board$9,206$9,206
On Campus Other Expenses$2,084$2,084

Learn more about IWU tuition and fees.

IWU 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 IWU took out an average of $45,124 in student loans. That is 62% higher than the national average of $27,924.

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

$39,663 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from IWU is $39,663 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does IWU Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Online degrees for the IWU criminal justice bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the IWU Online Learning page.

IWU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
44.4% Women
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 18 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

About 44.4% 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

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at IWU in 2019-2020, 22.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White13
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities2

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at IWU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies18

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.

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