We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. Find out how SWTX ranks among other schools offering degrees in criminal justice & corrections.
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SWTX reports the criminal justice & corrections program; completion counts are not currently reported.
Criminal Justice & Corrections majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from SWTX go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $41,804 a year. This is above $35,623, the median for all majors at SWTX.
Earning a bachelor’s degree at SWTX, criminal justice & corrections students borrow a median amount of $5,125 in student loans. This is lower than $7,157, the typical median for all majors at SWTX.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,024 | $5,208 |
| Fees | $1,086 | $1,086 |
Learn more about SWTX tuition and fees.
Among recent graduates, 47% of criminal justice & corrections associate’s degrees went to men and 53% went to women.
The majority of criminal justice & corrections associate’s degree graduates at SWTX are Hispanic or Latino. Approximately 94% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southwest Texas College with a associate’s in criminal justice & corrections.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 |
| White | 1 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 1 |
Here are the demographics of the criminal justice & corrections majors at Southwest Texas College.
This criminal justice & corrections program at SWTX breaks down into the following more specific areas of study:
| Concentration | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 50 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 29 |
SWTX conferred 50 degrees in criminal justice/police science in the latest year of data — 34% to women and 66% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Hispanic or Latino (96%).
SWTX granted 29 degrees in criminal justice/safety studies recently — 48% to women and 52% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Hispanic or Latino (97%).
More about our data sources and methodologies.