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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Mississippi

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and has a total student population of 21,014. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Ole Miss Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Ole Miss Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

46% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from Ole Miss. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Ole Miss, 69% 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 University of Mississippi with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,520 $35,550
Accountants and Auditors 5,460 $62,850
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,930 $30,840
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,700 $35,100
Managers 1,230 $82,230

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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