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Criminal Justice & Corrections at George Mason University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 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.

GMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

GMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

81% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from GMU, 56% 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 George Mason University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors 41,230 $85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 18,080 $56,710
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,910 $41,860
Computer Workers 14,580 $105,270

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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