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Longwood University

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies (43.0104)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Criminology and Criminal Justice
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 430104

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  11/2002
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1923123267
2019-2023123460
2020-2121421258
2021-2219318956
2022-2317416947

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.91121$ 2,669

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.8178




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19571067
2019-2057360
2020-2158058
2021-2254256
2022-2344347
Five Year Summary27018288
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years833222881421314288



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)20365%$48,656$62,068$80,264
2013-14 (8 years)24363%$45,501$60,518$77,323
2016-17 (5 years)28270%$42,844$56,395$69,399
2018-19 (3 years)32370%$40,066$51,376$64,021
2020-21 (18 months)57870%$58,118$80,399$101,445



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1819364.5%$ 17,619$ 26,000$ 26,868$ 31,678
2014-15 to 2018-1919963.6%$ 16,985$ 26,317$ 26,086$ 31,000
2015-16 to 2019-2020364.6%$ 17,123$ 27,000$ 27,574$ 31,000
2016-17 to 2020-2120166.6%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 28,245$ 32,000
2017-18 to 2021-2220667.3%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 29,794$ 32,000
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1819765.9%$ 25,000$ 41,500$ 45,496$ 63,984
2014-15 to 2018-1920364.9%$ 25,000$ 41,346$ 46,866$ 68,146
2015-16 to 2019-2020665.6%$ 24,000$ 43,210$ 48,970$ 71,306
2016-17 to 2020-2120266.9%$ 25,000$ 45,646$ 50,534$ 75,104
2017-18 to 2021-2220767.6%$ 27,000$ 50,538$ 53,051$ 79,214


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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