by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Southern University and A & M College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Southern University and A & M College paid an average of $381 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,336 | $5,336 |
| Fees | $4,872 | $11,348 |
criminal justice who receive their master’s degree from Southern University and A & M College make an average of $36,668 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% lower than the national average of $43,748.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Southern University and A & M College does offer online classes in its criminal justice master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southern University and A & M College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 68.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Of those students who received a master’s degree in criminal justice at Southern University and A & M College in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 32 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 32 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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