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Criminal justice at Southern Miss

Southern Miss graduates about 58 criminal justice majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 271st of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×).

50/100Solid#271 of 472 for criminal justice →
Graduates a year582% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0000.81× the same major nationally
Admit rate99%whole school

Around Southern Miss

Cook Library
Cook Library - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Owings-Mcquagge Hall
Owings-Mcquagge Hall - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Bennett Auditorium on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Ha
USM Bennett AuditoriumPhoto: Dudemanfellabra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
USM Campus, Hattiesburg
Student Union - The Hub (3298934722)Photo: hattiesburgmemory · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where criminal justice happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 49 · Dorm 9 · Chapel 7 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the criminal justice ranking

  1. University of Houston–Downtown 51
  2. University of North Carolina at Pembroke 50
  3. Georgian Court University 50
  4. University of Central Oklahoma 50
  5. Indiana Institute of Technology 50
  6. Kent State University 50
  7. Gardner-Webb University 50
  8. Sam Houston State University 50

Other strong majors at Southern Miss

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Miss 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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