by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice Studies is a concentration offered under the criminal justice and corrections major at East Carolina University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in criminal justice studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at ECU paid an average of $1,119 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $297 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,749 | $17,898 |
| Fees | $2,787 | $2,787 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. ECU does offer online classes in its criminal justice studies master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ECU Online Learning page.
About 36.4% of the students who received their Master’s in criminal justice studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.8%.
Around 31.8% of criminal justice studies master’s degree recipients at ECU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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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