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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$31,314 Average Salary
$23,617 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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s 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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Rankings for the Southern Arkansas University Main Campus BS in Criminal Justice

#874 in the U.S
#5 in Arkansas

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. The bachelor's program at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus was ranked #874 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #5 in Arkansas.

Here are some of the other rankings for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections253
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)334
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)337
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)344
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)395
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)415
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)431
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections480
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates545
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections570
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans572
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools574
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections659
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)663
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)712
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)724
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)786
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)814
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)829
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates839
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections857
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans871
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools874
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,159

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Cost?

$9,080 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$23,617 Average Student Debt

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus was $382 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $214 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$6,420$11,460
Fees$2,660$2,660
Books and Supplies$1,600$1,600
On Campus Room and Board$7,418$7,418
On Campus Other Expenses$6,112$6,112

Learn more about Southern Arkansas University Main Campus tuition and fees.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $23,617 in student debt. That is 15% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From Southern Arkansas University Main Campus?

$31,314 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from Southern Arkansas University Main Campus make an average of $31,314 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% lower than the national average of $32,399.

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Does Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Online degrees for the Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Online Learning page.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
47.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 21 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 66.7% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 47.6% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American5
Hispanic or Latino4
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White11
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies21

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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