Criminal Justice & Corrections

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2019

122,741

declining 0.655%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$6,096

declining 3.92%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$27,920

growing 3.48%

Average Wage

$65,551

growing 3.37%

People in Workforce

1.18M

growing 6.66%

Average Employee Age

39.5

declining 0.123%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Criminal Justice & Corrections degree recipients are New York, NY, Phoenix, AZ, and San Diego, CA. The locations with a relatively high number of Criminal Justice & Corrections degree recipients are Gladeview, FL, Grambling, LA, and Baraga, MI. The most common degree awarded to students studying Criminal Justice & Corrections is a bachelors degree.

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Protective Services

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Criminal Justice & Corrections and the types of students that study this field. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice awards the most degrees in Criminal Justice & Corrections in the US, but Greene County Vocational School District and Caribbean Forensic and Technical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Criminal Justice & Corrections.

Tuition costs for Criminal Justice & Corrections majors are, on average, $6,096 for in-state public colleges, and $27,920 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Criminal Justice & Corrections programs are Public, 2-year institutions (729 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (50,580 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Criminal Justice & Corrections

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Criminal Justice & Corrections, is Public, 4-year or above (50,580 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Criminal Justice & Corrections programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$6,096

Median In-State Public

$27,920

Median Out of State Private

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice has the most Criminal Justice & Corrections degree recipients, with 2,104 degrees awarded in 2019.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Criminal Justice & Corrections.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Criminal Justice & Corrections programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Greene County Vocational School District has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Criminal Justice & Corrections, with 100%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Criminal Justice & Corrections

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Criminal Justice & Corrections by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Criminal Justice & Corrections.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Protective Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Protective Services majors is $65,551 and the most common occupations are Police officers, Other managers, and Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists.

The industry that employs the most Protective Services majors is Justice, public order, & safety activities , though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Support activities for agriculture & forestry.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

$65,551

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,243

3.37%

1 Year Growth

± 2.62%

The average salary for Protective Services majors is $65,551 and the most common occupations are Police officers, Other managers, and Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Protective Services majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Protective Services majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Protective Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Occupations

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The most common occupations Protective Services majors, by number of employees, are Police officers, Other managers, and Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Protective Services majors working as Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, Detectives & criminal investigators, and Firstline supervisors of police & detectives.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Protective Services majors are Physicians, Physician assistants, and Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

1.18M

2019 Workforce

± 26,528

6.66%

1 Year Growth

± 3.04%

The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.66%, from 1.1M in 2018 to 1.18M in 2019.

The largest single share of Protective Services graduates go on to work as Police officers (11.4%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Protective Services by share of the total number of graduates.

Industries

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The most common industries that employ Protective Services majors, by number of employees, are Justice, public order, & safety activities , Elementary & secondary schools, and Legal services.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The highest paying industries of Protective Services majors, by average wage, are Support activities for agriculture & forestry, Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, and Electric & gas, and other combinations.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

1.18M

2019 Workforce

± 26,528

6.66%

1 Year Growth

± 3.04%

The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.66%, from 1.1M in 2018 to 1.18M in 2019.

The industry which employs the most Protective Services graduates by share is Justice, public order, & safety activities , followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Protective Services.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Protective Services majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Protective Services majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Protective Services in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Protective Services is 39.5.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Protective Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Protective Services (55,951 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

39.5

Average Age in 2019

± 0.264 Years

0.123%

1 Year Change

± 0.962%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Protective Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 27 years old, which represent 3.67% and 3.56% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Criminal Justice & Corrections are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Protective Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (52%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Criminal Justice & Corrections.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
55,951 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
31,765 degrees awarded
Black or African American
20,589 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Criminal Justice & Corrections for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Male
13,485 degrees awarded
White Female
11,689 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
7,647 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Criminal Justice & Corrections. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Criminal Justice & Corrections is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
13,599 degree recipients
Colombia
4,043 degree recipients
Haiti
3,714 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Moldova
7.31 times more than expected
Panama
3.34 times more than expected
Bulgaria
3.31 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Moldova that hold Protective Services degrees (7.31 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (13,599 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Criminal Justice & Corrections field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Criminal Justice & Corrections majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Criminal Justice & Corrections majors need more than the average amount of Negotiation, Social Perceptiveness, and Persuasion.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Criminal Justice & Corrections majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Negotiation is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Critical Thinking, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.

Radar Distribution

Bar Chart

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