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McNeese State University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$31,547 Average Salary
$27,422 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 McNeese State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the McNeese BS in Criminal Justice

#543 in the U.S
#3 in Louisiana

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 McNeese was ranked #543 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #3 in Louisiana.

Here are some of the other rankings for McNeese.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)24
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)29
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)31
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)34
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections46
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections56
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)57
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections85
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)86
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)93
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)98
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans112
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools114
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections143
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools144
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools175
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)233
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates235
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans242
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans279
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)294
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)307
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)309
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)354
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)355
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools395
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections404
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections406
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections409
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools543
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates558
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections584
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections602
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates954

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

$8,382 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,422 Average Student Debt

McNeese Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at McNeese was $688 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $352 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,147$13,185
Fees$3,235$3,235
Books and Supplies$1,300$1,300
On Campus Room and Board$9,062$9,062
On Campus Other Expenses$4,260$4,260

Learn more about McNeese tuition and fees.

McNeese Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at McNeese in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $27,422 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $27,924.

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

$31,547 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from McNeese make an average of $31,547 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% lower than the national average of $32,399.

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Does McNeese Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that McNeese offers online option in its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the McNeese Online Learning page.

McNeese Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
60.7% Women
39.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 28 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 60.7% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher 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 McNeese in 2019-2020, 39.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American9
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White16
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at McNeese

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies28

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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