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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Averett University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Averett University

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Averett University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

AU is located in Danville, Virginia and has a total student population of 887.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

AU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

AU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at AU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Averett University.

AU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from AU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Averett University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Averett University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Averett University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 5

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Averett University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors 41,230 $85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 18,080 $56,710
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,910 $41,860
Computer Workers 14,580 $105,270

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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