I like many different areas of the social sciences. Why is it necessary to get a criminal justice degree?
In today’s criminal justice market the idea is to become MOST positively positioned for employment. While you may meet the minimum criteria for a job at the local, state, or federal level with a four-year degree, the applicant pool is so large that to stand out now as a primary candidate, the “preference” is taking precedence over the “required” As a result, students with criminal justice degrees, specifically, will be hired over those with a sociology, psychology, biology, business, leadership, music, or English degree. Likewise, students with master’s degrees, practical work experience, and military experience will be favored over those who don’t.
