Professional/Career Opportunities
As a social science major, you’ll be ready to take on careers in fields such as law enforcement, corrections, community service, and probation and parole services. Criminal Justice/Criminology majors who choose to further their education will be prepared for graduate work in sociology, psychology, political science, social work, and law.
Some fast facts:
- The U.S. Department of Labor projected that law enforcement and corrections are among the top 25 fastest growing occupational categories in the country.
- All federal and most state agencies require employees to have a college degree.
- Among agencies for which a degree is not a requirement, more and more recruiters still look for college graduates.
Additional Career Options
Positions in each tier of government are readily available to graduates with a BA in Criminal Justice/Criminology. Below is a list of your potential employers or careers:
Federal Level
- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Drug Enforcement Agency
- Federal Bureau of Investigations
- Federal Marshall
- Immigration and Naturalization Services
- Secret Service
State Level
- Institutional Caseworker
- Juvenile Detention Facilities
- Missouri and Illinois State Correctional Facilities
- Missouri and Illinois State Highway Patrol
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources Park Services
- Probation and Parole Services
- State Liquor Control Commission
Local Level
- Community Research and Planning
- Domestic Violence Agencies
- Halfway Houses and Pre-Release Programs
- Legal Assistant
- Municipal Peace Officer
- Victims of Crime Assistance Program
Some of our graduates are employed by:
- St. Charles Police Department
- University City Police Department
- Jennings Police Department
- Chesterfield Police Department
- Sunset Hills Police Department
- St Louis County Police Department
- Missouri State Highway Patrol
- Federal Probation and Parole, Eastern District of Missouri
- Maryville University, Public Safety Officer
- Missouri Department of Youth Services
- Missouri Office of the Public Defender (45th Judicial Circuit)
- Missouri Probation and Parole Potosi Correctional Facility, substance abuse advisor
- St. Charles Probation and Parole
- Scottsbluff County Attorney’s Office-Child Support Enforcement Officer
Others were accepted into:
- Graduate Program at Eastern Michigan University
- Graduate Program at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- Graduate Program at University of Missouri, St. Louis
- Saint Louis University School of Law
- Washington University School of Law
- Valparaiso University School of Law