by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Oregon University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Navigating today's complex criminal justice system takes a great communicator with real–world perspective. The goal of SNHU's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is to get you there. You'll learn from professionals across all disciplines who bring their experience to the classroom.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Southern Oregon University was ranked #618 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #3 in Oregon.
Here are some of the other rankings for Southern Oregon University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Southern Oregon University paid an average of $580 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $196 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,820 | $26,100 |
| Fees | $2,097 | $2,097 |
| Books and Supplies | $999 | $999 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,629 | $14,629 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,697 | $2,697 |
Learn more about Southern Oregon University tuition and fees.
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 Southern Oregon University took out an average of $25,137 in student loans. That is 10% lower than the national average of $27,924.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Southern Oregon University is $31,988 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $32,399.
Southern Oregon University 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 Southern Oregon University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 67.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 34.0% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at Southern Oregon University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 53 |
*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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