by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice is a concentration offered under the criminal justice and corrections major at Columbia College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Columbia College Missouri was $471 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,584 | $8,584 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Columbia College Missouri offers online option in its criminal justice master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia College Missouri Online Learning page.
About 48.0% of the students who received their Master’s in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.0% of the criminal justice master’s degrees at Columbia College Missouri in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.