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Pennsylvania State University - Altoona BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

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 Pennsylvania State University - Altoona. 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 Penn State Altoona BS in Criminal Justice

#102 in the U.S
#13 in Pennsylvania

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 Penn State Altoona was ranked #102 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #13 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Altoona.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 102
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 175
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 235
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 245
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 311
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 734

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Penn State Altoona Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Altoona Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Altoona was $997 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Altoona tuition and fees.

Penn State Altoona 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. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Altoona took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 3% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From Penn State Altoona?

$32,900 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Altoona make an average of $32,900 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $32,399.

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Does Penn State Altoona Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Online degrees for the Penn State Altoona 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 Penn State Altoona Online Learning page.

Penn State Altoona Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

27 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
63.0% Women
25.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 27 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2018-2019, 63.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 25.9% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State Altoona in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Penn State Altoona

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 27

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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