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San Diego State University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

317 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$32,231 Average Salary
$12,216 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 San Diego State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the SDSU BS in Criminal Justice

#96 in the U.S
#7 in California

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. SDSU is in the top 10% of the country for criminal justice. More specifically it was ranked #96 out of 1,142 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #7 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for SDSU.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections20
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)28
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections37
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)44
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)66
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools73
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans81
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans83
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)85
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools96
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)105
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)137
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)138
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)235
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)261
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections274
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)381
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)383
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections418
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates500
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections608
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections722
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates771

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

$7,720 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$12,216 Average Student Debt

SDSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,742$17,622
Fees$1,978$1,978
Books and Supplies$1,079$1,079
On Campus Room and Board$18,531$18,531
On Campus Other Expenses$2,910$2,910

Learn more about SDSU tuition and fees.

SDSU 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 SDSU took out an average of $12,216 in student loans. That is 56% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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

$32,231 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SDSU is $32,231 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $32,399.

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Does SDSU Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

SDSU 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 SDSU Online Learning page.

SDSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

317 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
56.8% Women
78.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 317 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

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 56.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at SDSU in 2019-2020, 78.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian14
Black or African American15
Hispanic or Latino208
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White49
International Students5
Other Races/Ethnicities24

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at SDSU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies317

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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