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Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Virginia State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Virginia State University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,638. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

WVSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

WVSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at WVSU

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

WVSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

67% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from WVSU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from WVSU, 83% 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 West 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 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Accountants and Auditors 3,840 $68,160
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 3,460 $43,590
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $36,960
Computer Workers 2,380 $83,660
Managers 1,880 $77,290

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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