Criminal Justice at Charleston Southern University

Charleston, SC · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's Degree · Criminal Justice and Corrections

DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case)

Optimistic

Base Case

Pessimistic

Earnings $33,633/yr (-13% vs median)

AI Risk Moderate (36% exposed)

Job Market Very Large (480,600 openings/yr)

ROI 3.9x earnings multiple

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Criminal Justice graduates.

	Optimistic No Disruption	Base Case Gradual AI	Pessimistic Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings	$485K	$485K	$453K
Earnings Multiple	3.9x	3.9x	3.7x
Probability of Field Employment	34%	32%	26%
DegreeOutlook Score	39	39	29

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition (Sticker)

$124,120

4-Year Net Price (After Aid)

$87,820

29% less than sticker · See by income

Median Debt at Graduation

$27,000

9.6 months of Year 1 earnings

Reported Earnings (5 Year)

$44,413

32% growth from Year 1

Charleston Southern University has a 76% acceptance rate, making it broadly accessible, a smaller institution with 2,716 students in Charleston, SC.

Managers, all other $136,550/yr

First-line supervisors of police and detectives $105,980/yr

Detectives and criminal investigators $93,580/yr

Trade programs often mean less time in school, lower student debt, and hands-on career paths that tend to be more resilient to AI disruption.

What is the DegreeOutlook Score for Criminal Justice at Charleston Southern University?

A score of 39/100 indicates below-average financial outcomes for Criminal Justice. Earnings, ROI, or AI risk factors are pulling the score down.

Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →