Criminal justice at Governors State
Governors State graduates about 52 criminal justice majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 166th of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.
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Other strong majors at Governors State
- Public policy & social work 55 · #289
- Health & pre-med fields 51 · #577
- English & writing 48 · #521
- Nursing 48 · #468
- Education 48 · #606
- Psychology 45 · #661
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Governors State with every school we score in criminal justice. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.
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