by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at South Suburban College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Gain a solid foundation in the American justice system, criminal law and social science when you earn your associate degree in criminal justice online from Southern New Hampshire University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SSC paid an average of $405 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $350 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,500 | $12,150 |
| Fees | $533 | $533 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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criminal justice who receive their associate degree from SSC make an average of $28,381 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $26,761.
Online degrees for the SSC criminal justice associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SSC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.5% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in criminal justice at SSC in 2019-2020, 76.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 12 |
| Juvenile Corrections | 1 |
*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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