Careers in Criminal Justice
The criminal justice practitioner deals with the broad areas of law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Professional positions may include police work, juvenile probation or parole work, or counseling and correctional work in institutions, group homes, or halfway houses. Within these broad areas, the practitioner enjoys exciting professional challenges and opportunities for serving society and helping people.
Alumni work in law enforcement, courts, correctional agencies, probation and parole departments, and do so at the local, state, and federal levels. Types of agencies which have employed our graduates include: police departments, sheriff's departments, planning agencies, group homes, juvenile courts, family courts, probation and parole departments, juvenile and adult correctional institutions, halfway houses, and crime and delinquency prevention programs.
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Outcome
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an above-average rate of growth for many positions that can be acquired with a criminal justice degree. Use the following links for more information:
Police and Detectives - $66,020 median salary (2021) https://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/police-and-detectives.htm
Probation Officers/Correctional Treatment Specialists - $60,250 median salary (2021) https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/probation-officers-and-correctional-treatment-specialists.htm
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors - $48,520 median salary (2021) https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/substance-abuse-behavioral-disorder-and-mental-health-counselors.htm
Destinations
Graduates of our program have gone on to work with the following agencies:
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