by our College Data Analytics TeamWe've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how Iowa State ranks in comparison to other schools with criminal justice programs.
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Iowa State is in the top 10% of the country for criminal justice. More specifically it was ranked #67 out of 807 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.
| Ranking Type | Rank |
|---|---|
| Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 58 |
| Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools | 67 |
During the 2021-2022 academic year, Iowa State University handed out 132 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & corrections. This is a decrease of 2% over the previous year when 135 degrees were handed out.
Criminal Justice majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Iowa State go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $41,624 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $37,901 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Iowa State, criminal justice students borrow a median amount of $32,991 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $20,504 for all criminal justice majors across the country.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the criminal justice program at Iowa State is $305 per month.
In 2022-2023, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Iowa State was $1,091 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $376 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,982 | $26,168 |
| Fees | $1,515 | $1,515 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,091 | $1,091 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,726 | $9,726 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,890 | $2,890 |
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Of the 132 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Iowa State in 2021-2022, 51% were men and 49% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Iowa State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 73% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| White | 97 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 9 |
| Other Races | 4 |
Iowa State 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 Iowa State Online Learning page.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Iowa State University.
More about our data sources and methodologies.