Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

VCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

VCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from VCU in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from VCU, 60% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Homeland Security
• Security Science and Technology

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	18,080	$56,710
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers	14,910	$41,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.