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Oakland City University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

15 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$56,641 Average Salary
$24,933 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 Oakland City University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, 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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Rankings for the Oakland City BS in Criminal Justice

#93 in the U.S
#2 in Indiana

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. Oakland City is in the top 10% of the country for criminal justice. More specifically it was ranked #93 out of 1,142 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.

Here are some of the other rankings for Oakland City.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates5
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)21
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)33
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)34
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)46
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools71
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)76
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)92
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools93
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)123
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)147
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)187
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections193
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)196
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections197
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans268
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans295
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections329
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections492
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections572
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,009
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,009
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,010

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

$24,990 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$24,933 Average Student Debt

Oakland City Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Oakland City paid an average of $833 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$24,990$24,990
Books and Supplies$1,489$1,489
On Campus Room and Board$10,400$10,400
On Campus Other Expenses$3,964$3,964

Learn more about Oakland City tuition and fees.

Oakland City 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 Oakland City in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $24,933 in student debt. That is 11% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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

$56,641 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from Oakland City make an average of $56,641 a year during the early days of their career. That is 75% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does Oakland City Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Oakland City 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 Oakland City Online Learning page.

Oakland City Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

15 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
6.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 15 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 66.7% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 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 6.7% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at Oakland City in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White13
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Oakland City

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies15

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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