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Saint Xavier University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

41 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$35,060 Average Salary
$27,000 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 Saint Xavier University. 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 SXU BS in Criminal Justice

#486 in the U.S
#19 in Illinois

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SXU was ranked #486 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #19 in Illinois.

Here are some of the other rankings for SXU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)137
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)148
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)155
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)174
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)185
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)201
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections313
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates321
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans337
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections339
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools356
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans395
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)421
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)426
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)435
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)480
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools486
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)507
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates514
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)518
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections527
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections563
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections566
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections992

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

$34,730 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

SXU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SXU was $680 per credit hour 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$33,630$33,630
Fees$1,100$1,100
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$11,540$11,540
On Campus Other Expenses$2,086$2,086

Learn more about SXU tuition and fees.

SXU 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 SXU 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 SXU?

$35,060 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SXU is $35,060 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does SXU Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Online degrees for the SXU 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 SXU Online Learning page.

SXU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

41 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
51.2% Women
43.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 41 students received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 51.2% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.9% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at SXU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino14
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White20
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at SXU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies41

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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