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McNeese State University MS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

26 Master's Degrees Awarded
$38,289 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

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 McNeese State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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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How Much Does a Master’s in Criminal Justice from McNeese Cost?

$8,349 Average Tuition and Fees

McNeese Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at McNeese paid an average of $931 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $473 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,703$13,740
Fees$2,646$2,646

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Criminal Justice From McNeese?

$38,289 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their master’s degree from McNeese make an average of $38,289 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $43,748.

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Does McNeese Offer an Online MS in Criminal Justice?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the criminal justice master’s degree program at McNeese. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the McNeese Online Learning page.

McNeese Master’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

26 Master's Degrees Awarded
69.2% Women
50.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 26 master’s degrees in criminal justice awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 69.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.0% of the criminal justice master’s degrees at McNeese in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American11
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White13
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities2

MS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at McNeese

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies26

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*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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