by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice Studies is a concentration offered under the criminal justice and corrections major at University of Southern California. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in criminal justice studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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BS in Criminal Justice - Criminology & Crime Analysis
Track and understand criminal behavior by earning a BS in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminology & Crime Analysis.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USC was $1,995 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 State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the criminal justice studies master’s degree program at USC. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the criminal justice studies students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in criminal justice studies at USC in 2019-2020, 75.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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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