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Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Carolina University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Carolina University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if East Carolina University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year.

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.

ECU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

ECU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

57% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from ECU, 87% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 20

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,350 $48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,720 $38,500
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11,610 $46,990

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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