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Virginia State University

Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other (43.0199)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Criminal Justice
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MS
2010 CIP Code: 430199

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  05/2008
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  05/2006
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191695
2019-2019154
2020-2124199
2021-2218135
2022-2315105

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 2,760




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
2018-19415
2019-20404
2020-21729
2021-22235
2022-23505
Five Year Summary22628
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 Years025002800328



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)1663%$22,095$36,685$50,047
2013-14 (8 years)2854%$28,494$42,448$59,021
2016-17 (5 years)1947%
2018-19 (3 years)1573%$36,588$50,984$68,841
2020-21 (18 months)2357%$33,896$40,856$55,683



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 2017-181066.7%$ 38,295$ 45,945$ 48,974$ 61,994
2014-15 to 2018-191066.7%$ 40,564$ 45,945$ 50,769$ 62,331
2015-16 to 2019-201368.4%$ 40,564$ 51,325$ 52,370$ 62,331
2016-17 to 2020-212295.7%$ 40,564$ 40,568$ 45,708$ 52,048
2017-18 to 2021-222696.3%$ 40,564$ 40,568$ 43,333$ 40,570
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 2017-181066.7%$ 38,295$ 45,945$ 48,974$ 61,994
2014-15 to 2018-191066.7%$ 40,564$ 45,945$ 51,929$ 67,753
2015-16 to 2019-201368.4%$ 40,564$ 51,325$ 53,520$ 67,753
2016-17 to 2020-212295.7%$ 40,564$ 40,568$ 48,095$ 59,349
2017-18 to 2021-222696.3%$ 40,564$ 40,568$ 47,496$ 59,349


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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