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Career Development Denise Alexander, BS, MA
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Picture this: the tires of an undercover cop car squealing as it peels around a corner, launching 20 feet in the air, over an explosion, during a pursuit. While we see it all the time during crime shows, the reality — while exhilarating — is far from what most criminal justice careers look like.
When we tune into our favorite crime shows, we often see the detectives as the lead of each investigation, pulling back the yellow caution tape when they step onto a scene. The media sometimes shows other law enforcement involved, but it often incorrectly paints a picture of detectives with all-knowing computers and immediate arrests. But that's usually wrong.
Instead, through a Criminal Justice degree and education from Herzing University, you have access to a wide variety of careers to choose from, careers beyond the never-wrong detective who solves a case in 60 minutes or less. Check out five compelling careers that your favorite shows aren’t accurately portraying:
Beyond the variety of career options, you have with an associate or bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Herzing, the knowledge you gain can set you on the path to additional degrees, such as a graduate or doctorate, plus extensive real-world experience. You can even turn your time at Herzing into acceptance at the law school of your choice — further preparing you for a career just as exciting and fulfilling as any seen on TV.
Want to learn more about the plentiful career possibilities that come with a degree in criminal justice from Herzing? Learn more here.
BLS pay estimates calculate the median annual wage for various occupations. Per the BLS the median wage for an occupation is: "The wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount, and half earned less. Median wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey." Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2024. BLS median wage estimates do not represent entry-level wages and/or salaries. Multiple factors, including prior experience, age, geographic market in which you want to work, and degree level and field, will affect career outcomes, including starting salary and earnings as an experienced employee. Herzing neither represents that its graduates will earn the median salaries calculated by BLS for a particular job nor guarantees that graduation from its program will result in a job, promotion, particular wage or salary, or other career growth.
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