by our College Data Analytics TeamWe’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including rankings, popularity, diversity, and earnings. Find out how Western compares to other colleges that offer criminal justice & corrections.
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Western holds a strong position among schools offering criminal justice & corrections. Specifically, it ranked #73 out of 647 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in North Carolina.
For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Western Carolina University handed out 158 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice & corrections.
Criminal Justice & Corrections majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Western go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $46,331 a year. This is below $52,554, the median for all majors at Western.
To complete a bachelor’s at Western, criminal justice & corrections students accumulate a median of $21,461 in student loans. This is lower than $24,235, the typical median for all majors at Western.
The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,000 | $5,000 |
| Fees | $3,630 | $3,630 |
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In the most recent graduating class, 45% of criminal justice & corrections bachelor’s degrees went to men and 55% went to women.
The largest share of criminal justice & corrections bachelor’s degree graduates at Western are White. Roughly 83% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s in criminal justice & corrections.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| White | 131 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
| Other Races | 2 |
Here are the demographics of the criminal justice & corrections majors at Western Carolina University.
This criminal justice & corrections program at Western includes the following concentrations:
| Concentration | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 158 |
Western awarded 158 degrees in criminal justice/safety studies recently — 55% to women and 45% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (83%). Some of these were earned through distance education.
More about our data sources and methodologies.