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

#82 in the U.S
#9 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 Harrisburg was ranked #82 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #9 in Pennsylvania.

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

Ranking Type Rank
Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 82
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 210
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 224
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 255
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 647
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 857

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

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

Penn State Harrisburg Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State Harrisburg paid an average of $997 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $592 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

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 Harrisburg tuition and fees.

Penn State Harrisburg 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 Penn State Harrisburg in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. 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 Harrisburg?

$32,900 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Harrisburg is $32,900 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $32,399.

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

Penn State Harrisburg 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 Penn State Harrisburg Online Learning page.

Penn State Harrisburg Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

33 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
36.4% Women
42.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 33 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 36.4% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Penn State Harrisburg in 2018-2019, 42.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Penn State Harrisburg

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 33

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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