Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at South Texas College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in criminal justice, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at South Texas College was $200 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $87 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $2,610 | $6,000 |
Fees | $1,920 | $1,920 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at South Texas College in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $4,500 in student debt. That is 76% lower than the national average of $18,566.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from South Texas College is $23,930 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $26,761.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that South Texas College offers online options in its criminal justice associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South Texas College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.4% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 97.1% of the criminal justice associate degrees at South Texas College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 370 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Criminal Justice Studies | 370 |
Criminal Justice & Police Science | 13 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fire Protection | 4 |
*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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