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Criminal Justice & Corrections at San Jose State University

228 Bachelor's Degrees
9 Master's Degrees
#143 Overall Quality
The Criminal Justice & Corrections major is part of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at San Jose State University.

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. Also, learn how San Jose State ranks among other schools offering degrees in criminal justice.

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Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available at San Jose State

San Jose State Criminal Justice Rankings

The bachelor's program at San Jose State was ranked #143 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #19 in California.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 86
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 94
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 99
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 99
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 101
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 106
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 106
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 111
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 111
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 119
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 133
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 135
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 138
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 141
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 143
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Degree Schools 143
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 145
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 162
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 172
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 174
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 184
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 215
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 228
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 242
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 244
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 269
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 292
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 298
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 361
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 368
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 442

Popularity of Criminal Justice at San Jose State

During the 2020-2021 academic year, San Jose State University handed out 228 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & corrections. This is an increase of 31% over the previous year when 174 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from San Jose State. This makes it the #163 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from San Jose State Make?

$34,457 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of Criminal Justice Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $34,457. This is higher than $34,135, which is the national median for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Diversity at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 228 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from San Jose State, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

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The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 59% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 35
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 134
White 24
Non-Resident Aliens 4
Other Races 26

San Jose State Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

The criminal justice program at San Jose State awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

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The majority of the master's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 56% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 0
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Security Science and Technology 23

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