Criminal Justice & Corrections at Capella University

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

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 38,930 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received their master's degree in criminal justice.

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.

Capella University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

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.

Capella University does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Capella University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from Capella University. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Other Homeland Security
• Security Science and Technology
• Homeland Security

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 MN, the home state for Capella University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	9,450	$69,060
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,150	$55,560
Computer Workers	6,200	$81,650

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.