by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Eastern Kentucky University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Eastern was $775 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $550 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 | $9,900 | $13,950 |
| Fees | $550 | $550 |
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their master’s degree from Eastern is $33,459 per year. That is 24% lower than the national average of $43,748.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Eastern does offer online classes in its criminal justice master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 53.3% of the criminal justice students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Around 16.7% of criminal justice master’s degree recipients at Eastern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | 11 |
| Criminal Justice Studies | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Homeland Security | 120 |
*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.