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Virginia State University

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




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

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  03/2001
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  03/2001
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2040040167
2020-2135836450
2021-2241438372
2022-2342541168
2023-2437536456

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.64129$ 3,174

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.6385




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
2018-19451661
2019-20432467
2020-21371350
2021-22452772
2022-23472168
Five Year Summary217101318
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 Years01990131826110318



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)35644%$42,757$52,622$65,110
2013-14 (8 years)42148%$39,204$50,043$63,453
2016-17 (5 years)50749%$36,474$46,088$58,972
2018-19 (3 years)45854%$30,370$42,869$52,114
2020-21 (18 months)35461%$24,491$33,976$42,752



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 2017-1845794.4%$ 24,776$ 30,684$ 32,284$ 38,856
2014-15 to 2018-1943094.1%$ 25,023$ 30,714$ 32,495$ 38,632
2015-16 to 2019-2039294.5%$ 25,250$ 30,684$ 32,972$ 38,983
2016-17 to 2020-2133394.3%$ 24,740$ 30,678$ 32,633$ 38,596
2017-18 to 2021-2230894.5%$ 23,892$ 30,678$ 32,275$ 38,349
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 2017-1845794.4%$ 26,702$ 37,142$ 41,837$ 51,331
2014-15 to 2018-1943094.1%$ 27,560$ 37,819$ 42,168$ 52,237
2015-16 to 2019-2039294.5%$ 28,831$ 40,152$ 44,276$ 55,020
2016-17 to 2020-2133494.6%$ 27,047$ 40,854$ 44,528$ 55,376
2017-18 to 2021-2230994.8%$ 27,156$ 41,788$ 46,702$ 57,496


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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