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Pennsylvania State University - Hazleton 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 - Hazleton. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Hazleton BS in Criminal Justice

#32 in the U.S
#4 in Pennsylvania

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Penn State Hazleton is in the top 10% of the country for criminal justice. More specifically it was ranked #32 out of 503 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.

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

Ranking Type Rank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 23
Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 32
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 91
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 97
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 254
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 999

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

$14,476 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Hazleton Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Hazleton was $936 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $555 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,484 $22,474
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 Hazleton tuition and fees.

Penn State Hazleton Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Hazleton 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 Hazleton?

$32,900 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Hazleton 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 Hazleton Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Penn State Hazleton 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 Hazleton Online Learning page.

Penn State Hazleton Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
44.4% Women
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 18 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 44.4% 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 Hazleton in 2018-2019, 22.2% were 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Penn State Hazleton

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 18

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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