The four-year Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree offers students the flexibility to pursue an array of career opportunities in federal, state and local law enforcement and corrections agencies, court-related services, probation and parole services, and private-sector security. It is also an excellent undergraduate degree choice for those interested in pursuing graduate studies, including law.
Take a look at the examples below:
Federal Agencies
- Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF&E)
- U.S. Customs
- Office of Homeland Security
- Air Marshal
- Transportation Safety Administration
- Probation Officer
- Corrections Officer
- Department of Labor
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Immigration and Naturalization (INS)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Secret Service (SS)
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Defense
- Naval Investigative Service
- Inspector General
- Dept. of Health & Human Services
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Postal Service
- Deputy U.S. Marshal
- Border Patrol
Local, County, and State
- Patrol Officer (local)
- Conservation Officer
- Sheriff's Deputy
- County Detective
- State Department of Revenue Agent
- State Trooper
- Juvenile Officer
- Crime Prevention Officer
- Fire Marshal
- Arson Investigator
- Animal Cruelty Investigator
- School Resource Officer
- Community Relations Officer
- Investigator (state, county, city)
- Investigator, Office of Personnel Management
Corrections
- Correctional Counselor
- Juvenile Justice Counselor
- Parole Officer (Juvenile and Adult)
- Probation Officer (Juvenile and Adult)
- Runaway Counselor
- Substance Abuse Counselor
- Child Welfare Caseworkers
- Corrections Officer
- Drug Testing
- Electronic Monitoring
- Corrections Administrator
Courts
- Lawyer (after law school)
- Victim/Witness Services Personnel
- Pre-Trial Services Officer
- Paralegal/Legal Aid Counselor
- Community Resource Officer
- Domestic Violence Counselor
- Support Services Coordinator
Private Security
- Detective (retail, undercover, private, hotel, etc.)
- Armed Uniformed Security
- Private Investigator
- Insurance Claims Investigator
- Insurance Fraud Investigator
- Security Director
- Loss Prevention Specialist
- Credit Investigator
- Investigator (airline, hotel, insurance)