Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, average salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how ECU ranks in comparison to other schools with criminal justice programs.
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The bachelor's program at ECU was ranked #192 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #2 in North Carolina.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, East Carolina University handed out 221 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & corrections. This is an increase of 16% over the previous year when 191 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from ECU. This makes it the #82 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.
Criminal Justice majors who earn their bachelor's degree from ECU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $30,403 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at ECU, criminal justice students borrow a median amount of $25,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the criminal justice program at ECU is $257 per month.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at East Carolina University.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from ECU. About 61% were men and 39% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at ECU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 64% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 35 |
Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
White | 142 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 19 |
Of the 20 students who graduated with a Master’s in criminal justice from ECU in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 80% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a master's in criminal justice.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 16 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.