by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Lamar University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Lamar University paid an average of $764 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $355 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 | $6,397 | $13,759 |
| Fees | $1,940 | $1,940 |
criminal justice who receive their master’s degree from Lamar University make an average of $53,358 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% higher than the national average of $43,748.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Lamar University 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 Lamar University Online Learning page.
About 48.8% of the students who received their MS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Around 55.8% of criminal justice master’s degree recipients at Lamar University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 25 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 86 |
*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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