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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeast Missouri State University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and approximately 10,001 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southeast Missouri State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Southeast Missouri State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Southeast Missouri State University, 80% 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 Southeast Missouri State University with a master's in criminal justice.

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

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southeast Missouri State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 4
Criminal Justice 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 MO, the home state for Southeast Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors 25,090 $70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,510 $48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,620 $37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers 8,420 $31,650
Computer Workers 7,010 $82,610

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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