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 Central Washington University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Navigating today's complex criminal justice system takes a great communicator with real–world perspective. The goal of SNHU's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is to get you there. You'll learn from professionals across all disciplines who bring their experience to the classroom.
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. CWU is in the top 10% of the country for criminal justice. More specifically it was ranked #102 out of 1,142 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for CWU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at CWU was $752 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $216 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,475 | $22,551 |
| Fees | $1,969 | $1,969 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,787 | $13,787 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,922 | $2,922 |
Learn more about CWU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at CWU took out an average of $19,963 in student loans. That is 29% lower than the national average of $27,924.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from CWU is $41,912 per year. That is 29% higher than the national average of $32,399.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. CWU does offer online classes in its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CWU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 55.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.4% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at CWU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 67 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 30 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 143 |
*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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