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University of San Diego MS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

126 Master's Degrees Awarded
$123,527 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

The main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice. 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 University of San Diego. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity 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 USD Cost?

$28,410 Average Tuition and Fees

USD Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USD was $1,552 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$27,936$27,936
Fees$474$474

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

$123,527 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their master’s degree from USD is $123,527 per year. That is 182% higher than the national average of $43,748.

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Does USD 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 USD. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USD Online Learning page.

USD Master’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

126 Master's Degrees Awarded
23.0% Women
31.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 126 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 23.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 31.7% of criminal justice master’s degree recipients at USD in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 45%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino33
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White83
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities4

MS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at USD

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice126

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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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