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Criminal Justice Studies at University of Southern Mississippi

Criminal Justice Studies at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southern Miss Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Miss

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Southern Miss Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from Southern Miss, 86% 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 Southern Mississippi with a master's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,210 $51,870
Correctional Officer Supervisors 420 $43,720
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 60 $76,000

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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