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SUNY Plattsburgh BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

80 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$35,559 Average Salary
$23,250 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 SUNY Plattsburgh. 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 SUNY Plattsburgh BS in Criminal Justice

#180 in the U.S
#22 in New York

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 SUNY Plattsburgh was ranked #180 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #22 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Plattsburgh.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)110
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools134
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)161
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections166
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)169
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)176
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools180
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections181
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)194
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections255
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections283
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)288
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates299
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)389
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans426
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)442
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections446
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections465
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)473
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)474
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates477
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)521
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans551

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from SUNY Plattsburgh Cost?

$8,574 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$23,250 Average Student Debt

SUNY Plattsburgh Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SUNY Plattsburgh paid an average of $708 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$7,070$16,980
Fees$1,504$1,504
Books and Supplies$1,320$1,320
On Campus Room and Board$14,170$14,170
On Campus Other Expenses$2,750$2,750

Learn more about SUNY Plattsburgh tuition and fees.

SUNY Plattsburgh Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at SUNY Plattsburgh took out an average of $23,250 in student loans. That is 17% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From SUNY Plattsburgh?

$35,559 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY Plattsburgh is $35,559 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does SUNY Plattsburgh Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Online degrees for the SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh Online Learning page.

SUNY Plattsburgh Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

80 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
32.5% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 80 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

Women made up around 32.5% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.0% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at SUNY Plattsburgh in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian3
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino8
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White60
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities6

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies80

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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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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