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Criminal Justice Studies at University of Southern California

Criminal Justice Studies at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

USC Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at USC

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.

USC does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

USC Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

59% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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In the criminal justice studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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 University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Police and Detective Supervisors 4,950 $154,430
Correctional Officer Supervisors 4,520 $100,910
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,260 $111,240

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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