Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tarleton State University

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

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year. 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.

Tarleton Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Tarleton

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Tarleton Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Tarleton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Tarleton, 76% 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 Tarleton State University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Tarleton State University.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.