Criminal Justice at Averett University

Every criminal justice school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Averett University stacks up to those at other schools.

AU is located in Danville, Virginia and approximately 887 students attend the school each year.

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

AU Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at AU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, AU does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

AU Criminal Justice 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 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. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in criminal justice each year. AU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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.

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

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
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Police and Detective Supervisors	3,000	$94,120

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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