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Criminal Justice & Corrections at San Jose State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. 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.

San Jose State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

San Jose State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

44% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in criminal justice from San Jose State. About 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 0
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 CA, the home state for San Jose State 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

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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