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    Default Re: Criminal Justice (CJA) Degree Advice

    The value of a degree depends not just on its name, but also on the educational institution and your grades. But if you really want to be a private investigator you need to research the firms doing the type of work you desire and see what sort of qualifications they expect. Some investigative firms are heavy with Ph.D.'s and researchers, some are full of lawyers, some are full of former police officers.... You need to do your homework - the figurative type - before you enroll in a program that will take your money and a couple of years of your life but may not get you any closer to where you want to be.

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    Default Re: Criminal Justice (CJA) Degree Advice

    I appreciate your input, Mr. Knowitall, but I'm looking for personal experience from CJ graduates, not opinionated responses. You didn't tell me what I, or anyone, already knows.

    Also, where you get your degree is only as important as the interviewer who knows what to look for; which most don't. So I don't agree with you there. I know most people think that that little ole HR lady who interviews you is the company expert/owner with the utmost education, but shes not. And these little ole ladies are the ones most commonly tasked through companies/agencies for the hiring process. I'm not saying that a prestigious university will go unrecognized, but the most skilled/educated employee within a company assigned to the field in which you are applying for is usually never the one who hires you for that position.

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