Little Rock, Arkansas · Private Non-Profit
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Philander Smith University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 89 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
11.8% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 11.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~89
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,346
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 30.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,224/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $56,896
- Median debt
- $24,736
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $38,427/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,346 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($872 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,937 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 68% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 4.9% reported share · $536 net A+ 
San Diego Christian College Santee, CA · 1.5% reported share · $992 net A+ North Florida College Madison, FL · 5.8% reported share · $804 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.8% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 8.7% reported share · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 3.0% reported share · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 2.7% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 1.7% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Criminal Justice and Corrections accounts for 11.8% of reported programs at Philander Smith University, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 2.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 89 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Philander Smith University's average net price is $14,224 per year, about $56,896 over four years. That is $872 below the $15,096 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $38,427 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,937 below the $47,364 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Philander Smith University #920 of 1,346 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.