by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is an overview of the program, including its ranking, popularity, student demographics, and graduate outcomes. Also, learn how Sacramento State stacks up against peers offering criminal justice & corrections.
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Sacramento State is in the top 10% of the country for criminal justice & corrections. Specifically, it ranked #17 out of 1,205 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #6 in California.
During the most recent reporting year, California State University-Sacramento awarded 555 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice & corrections.
Criminal Justice & Corrections students who finish a bachelor’s at Sacramento State go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $56,016 a year. This is below $64,062, the median for all majors at Sacramento State.
To complete a bachelor’s at Sacramento State, criminal justice & corrections students accumulate a median of $13,745 in student loans. This is lower than $17,571, the typical median for all majors at Sacramento State.
The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $18,684 |
| Fees | $1,934 | $1,934 |
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For the most recent academic year available, 41% of criminal justice & corrections bachelor’s degrees went to men and 59% went to women.
The majority of criminal justice & corrections bachelor’s degree graduates at Sacramento State are Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 56% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University-Sacramento with a bachelor’s in criminal justice & corrections.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 43 |
| Black or African American | 40 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 311 |
| White | 110 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 51 |
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of criminal justice & corrections master’s degrees went to men and 22% went to women.
The majority of criminal justice & corrections master’s degree graduates at Sacramento State are Asian. Roughly 33% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University-Sacramento with a master’s in criminal justice & corrections.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 1 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 2 |
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice & corrections majors at California State University-Sacramento.
The criminal justice & corrections program at Sacramento State includes the following concentrations:
| Concentration | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 564 |
Sacramento State awarded 564 completions in criminal justice/safety studies in the most recent reporting year — 58% to women and 42% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Hispanic or Latino (55%).