Towson University MS in Criminal Justice & Corrections
The main focus area for this major is Forensic Science & Technology. 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 Towson University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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 Towson MS in Criminal Justice
Each year, College Factual produces its Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools ranking to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.
On the 2021 list, Towson was ranked #146 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #6 in Maryland.
How Much Does a Master’s in Criminal Justice from Towson Cost?
Towson Graduate Tuition and Fees
During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Towson paid an average of $908 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $439 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,902 | $16,344 |
| Fees | $2,628 | $2,628 |
How Much Can You Make With a MS in Criminal Justice From Towson?
criminal justice who receive their master’s degree from Towson make an average of $40,100 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% lower than the national average of $43,748.
Does Towson Offer an Online MS in Criminal Justice?
Online degrees for the Towson criminal justice master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Towson Online Learning page.
Towson Master’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice
Male-to-Female Ratio
About 75.0% of the students who received their MS in criminal justice in 2018-2019 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56.1%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.3% of the criminal justice master’s degrees at Towson in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
MS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Towson
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Forensic Science & Technology | 16 |
Majors Related to a MS in Criminal Justice From Towson
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security | 6 |
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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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