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Major Overview for Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

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Overview for Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services.

Careers for Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Majors

A major in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
CUNY John Jay College Criminal Justice
New York, NY
789
(45.5%)
Minimally Selective$5,217
Colorado Technical University Online
Colorado Springs, CO
579
(19.7%)
Highly Selective$11,536
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
395
(16.1%)
Moderately Selective$16,127
Columbia College
Columbia, MO
284
(13.7%)
Moderately Selective$19,102
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
263
(2.7%)
Moderately Selective$21,752
Park University
Parkville, MO
245
(9.5%)
Minimally Selective$13,832
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
216
(2.7%)
Minimally Selective$17,322
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
203
(6.1%)
Moderately Selective$16,598
Saint Johns University-New York
Queens, NY
184
(8.3%)
Moderately Selective$39,960
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC
169
(4.5%)
Moderately Selective$16,192
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.