by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Texas State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. Texas State was ranked #138 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for criminal justice majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #8 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Texas State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Texas State paid an average of $706 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $297 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,326 | $19,778 |
| Fees | $2,529 | $2,529 |
| Books and Supplies | $760 | $760 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,880 | $10,880 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,440 | $3,440 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Texas State in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt. That is 27% lower than the national average of $27,924.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Texas State is $34,154 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $32,399.
Online degrees for the Texas State 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 Texas State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 52.3% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Around 67.8% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Texas State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 26 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 96 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Corrections | 1 |
| Criminal Justice Studies | 229 |
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 74 |
*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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