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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 8,347 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

Columbia College Missouri Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Columbia College Missouri Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Columbia College Missouri

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

Columbia College Missouri Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

54% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a master's degree in criminal justice from Columbia College Missouri. About 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Columbia College Missouri does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Columbia College Missouri, 69% 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 Columbia College with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
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 MO, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors 25,090 $70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,510 $48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,620 $37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers 8,420 $31,650
Computer Workers 7,010 $82,610

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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