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Criminal Justice & Corrections at National University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at National University

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what National University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 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.

National University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at National University

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? National University offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

National University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

70% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from National University. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors 148,600 $84,430
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 72,680 $101,380
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers 34,980 $75,400

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*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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