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American University MS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

18 Master's Degrees Awarded
$61,681 Average Salary

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 American University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in criminal justice, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Criminal Justice from The American University Cost?

$35,524 Average Tuition and Fees

The American University Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at The American University was $1,906 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$34,533$34,533
Fees$991$991

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Criminal Justice From The American University?

$61,681 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their master’s degree from The American University make an average of $61,681 a year during the early days of their career. That is 41% higher than the national average of $43,748.

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Does The American University Offer an Online MS in Criminal Justice?

Online degrees for the The American University criminal justice master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The American University Online Learning page.

The American University Master’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

18 Master's Degrees Awarded
83.3% Women
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 18 master’s degrees in criminal justice awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 83.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the criminal justice master’s degrees at The American University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 45%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White13
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

MS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at The American University

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies18

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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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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