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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 South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 1,218 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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 South Carolina Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia College South Carolina

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.

Columbia College South Carolina does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Columbia College South Carolina Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Columbia College South Carolina

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

Columbia College South Carolina Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

47% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Columbia College South Carolina awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Columbia College South Carolina does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Columbia College South Carolina, 67% 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 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
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 SC, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors 14,890 $64,750
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,180 $42,280
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,200 $37,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,320 $38,930
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,770 $61,160

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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