Employment Opportunities

Students pursuing criminal justice at Albany State University will have a number of career options after graduation. Exposure to many of these opportunities will take place prior to graduation, upon placement in one of our practical experience internships. Many criminal justice jobs currently offer incentives to persons who possess a criminal justice degree upon employment. With a criminal justice degree, students will have the opportunity to pursue local, state, and federal jobs. Jobs with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshall’s Service, Immigration, Internal Revenue, Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Post Office, and Department of Juvenile Justice are just a few of the opportunities that will be within our graduates’ reach.

Law Enforcement Air Marshal Arson Investigator ATF Special Agent Blood Spatter Analyst Customs & Border Patrol Computer Forensics Investigator Conversation Officer/Game Warden Counter-Terrorism Crime Lab Analyst Criminal Investigator Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) DEA Special Agent Deputy Sheriff FBI Special Agent Fraud Investigator Gang Investigator Homicide Detective Homeland Security Special Agent K9 Officer Loss Prevention Specialist Narcotics Investigator NCIS Police Officer Private Investigator Private Security Secret Service Special Agent State Trooper Transit and Railroad Police U.S. Marshal U.S. Forest Service

Courts Bailiff Court Clerk Judge Paralegal Prosecutor Defense Attorney Victims Advocate Multi-practice Attorney Corrections Correctional Officer Correctional Treatment Specialist/Counselor Juvenile Probation Officer Parole Officer Probation Officer Community Supervision Officer Warden/Deputy Warden