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California State University - Fullerton BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

334 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$33,340 Average Salary
$12,500 Average Student Debt

The 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 California State University - Fullerton. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’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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Rankings for the Cal State Fullerton BS in Criminal Justice

#160 in the U.S
#11 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Cal State Fullerton was ranked #160 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for criminal justice majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #11 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for Cal State Fullerton.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)15
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)28
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections32
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)34
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)47
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)59
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)77
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)113
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools120
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)159
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools160
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections233
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans250
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans274
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates446
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections447
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections537
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates667
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections774

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Cal State Fullerton Cost?

$6,954 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$12,500 Average Student Debt

Cal State Fullerton Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,742$17,622
Fees$1,212$1,212
Books and Supplies$1,150$1,150
On Campus Room and Board$16,296$16,296
On Campus Other Expenses$4,316$4,316

Learn more about Cal State Fullerton tuition and fees.

Cal State Fullerton Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cal State Fullerton in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $12,500 in student debt. That is 55% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From Cal State Fullerton?

$33,340 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cal State Fullerton is $33,340 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does Cal State Fullerton Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Cal State Fullerton does not offer an online option for its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal State Fullerton Online Learning page.

Cal State Fullerton Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

334 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
54.5% Women
79.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 334 students received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 54.5% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Cal State Fullerton in 2019-2020, 79.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian31
Black or African American5
Hispanic or Latino216
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White49
International Students11
Other Races/Ethnicities21

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Cal State Fullerton

Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies334

References

*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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