Criminal Justice & Corrections at Faulkner University

Every criminal justice and corrections 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 Faulkner University stacks up to those at other schools.

Faulkner is located in Montgomery, Alabama and approximately 2,961 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 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.

Faulkner Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Faulkner Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Faulkner

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

Faulkner Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 71 students who earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Faulkner in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Faulkner does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for Faulkner University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,410	$45,930
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,680	$36,760
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,460	$40,710
Managers	2,110	$106,680

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
• Image Credit: By Chmee2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.