by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is an overview of the program, including how many students graduate each year, the diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. Also, learn how GWU stacks up against peers offering criminal justice & corrections.
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GWU is in the top 1% of the country for criminal justice & corrections. Specifically, it ranked #5 out of 1,205 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in District Of Columbia.
For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, George Washington University conferred 73 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice & corrections.
Criminal Justice & Corrections majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from GWU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $66,524 a year. This is below $92,364, the median for all majors at GWU.
To complete a bachelor’s at GWU, criminal justice & corrections graduates take on a median debt of $20,500 in student loans. This is below $23,019, the typical median for all majors at GWU.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,780 | $67,420 |
| Fees | $290 | $290 |
Find out more about GWU tuition and fees.
In the most recent graduating class, 8% of criminal justice & corrections bachelor’s degrees went to men and 92% went to women.
The majority of criminal justice & corrections bachelor’s degree graduates at GWU are White. Roughly 47% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor’s in criminal justice & corrections.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| White | 34 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 5 |
| Other Races | 6 |
Review the following statistics on the composition of the criminal justice & corrections majors at George Washington University.
The criminal justice & corrections program at GWU breaks down into the following more specific areas of study:
| Concentration | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 73 |
GWU granted 73 degrees in criminal justice/safety studies in the latest year of data — 92% to women and 8% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (47%).