Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes regarding criminal justice issues.

Numbers at a glance

14th
Popular nationwide
89
Search Rank on O's List
451
Colleges offer it
28,041
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
13,339
Women
14,702

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Sam Houston State University809
University of Central Florida520
California State University-Sacramento515
Florida International University480
Florida State University473
San Diego State University373
California State University-Fullerton348
University of Maryland-University College326
Florida Atlantic University319
California State University-Los Angeles314
Average public university graduating class: 94 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Liberty University543
Saint Leo University427
Bethel University169
Columbia College109
Lindenwood University105
Curry College102
Lewis University101
Madonna University84
Brandman University82
Faulkner University78
Average private university graduating class: 27 students.

O's Insights on Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 79% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 12,300 266
Criminology 7,784 170
Criminal Justice/Police Science 2,311 52
Forensic Science and Technology 1,554 98
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other 1,463 40
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