by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Sam Houston State University. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at SHSU paid an average of $729 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $320 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,765 | $13,127 |
| Fees | $2,577 | $2,577 |
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their master’s degree from SHSU is $58,522 per year. That is 34% higher than the national average of $43,748.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the criminal justice master’s degree program at SHSU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SHSU Online Learning page.
About 59.5% of the students who received their MS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in criminal justice at SHSU in 2019-2020, 56.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| 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 | 40 |
| Criminal Justice Studies | 43 |
| Other Corrections & Criminal Justice | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security | 19 |
| Security Science and Technology | 9 |
*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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