Criminal Justice & Corrections at MSU Texas

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

MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and has a total student population of 5,860. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

MSU Texas Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at MSU Texas

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, MSU Texas does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

MSU Texas Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at MSU Texas

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

MSU Texas Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from MSU Texas in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. MSU Texas does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from MSU Texas, 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 MSU Texas with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 TX, the home state for MSU Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.