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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia State University

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

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Virginia State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Virginia State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

67% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from Virginia State. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 57% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
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 VA, the home state for Virginia State 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

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*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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