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Troy University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

186 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$36,242 Average Salary
$33,250 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 Troy 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the TROY BS in Criminal Justice

#528 in the U.S
#3 in Alabama

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 TROY was ranked #528 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #3 in Alabama.

Here are some of the other rankings for TROY.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 18
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 19
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 21
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 23
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 27
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 27
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 46
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 50
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 55
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 61
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 78
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 97
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 109
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 116
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 131
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 149
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 153
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 161
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 164
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 178
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 244
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 253
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 264
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 286
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 335
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 338
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 340
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 358
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 358
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 446
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 528
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 529
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 546
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 644
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 732
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 755

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

$8,908 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$33,250 Average Student Debt

TROY Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at TROY was $650 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $325 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $7,800 $15,600
Fees $1,108 $1,108
Books and Supplies $1,300 $1,300
On Campus Room and Board $6,904 $6,904
On Campus Other Expenses $4,766 $4,766

Learn more about TROY tuition and fees.

TROY 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. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at TROY took out an average of $33,250 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $27,924.

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

$36,242 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from TROY make an average of $36,242 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does TROY Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. TROY does offer online classes in its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the TROY Online Learning page.

TROY Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

186 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
44.1% Women
52.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 186 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 44.1% 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

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 52.7% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at TROY in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 80
Hispanic or Latino 14
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 72
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at TROY

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 186

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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