by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice Studies is a concentration offered under the criminal justice and corrections major at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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BS in Criminal Justice - Criminology & Crime Analysis
Track and understand criminal behavior by earning a BS in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminology & Crime Analysis.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NSU was $412 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,180 | $15,968 |
| Fees | $3,492 | $3,492 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,799 | $9,799 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,260 | $4,260 |
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If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that NSU offers online option in its criminal justice studies bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.5% of the criminal justice studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice studies at NSU in 2019-2020, 46.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 23 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
