Many criminal justice majors choose to enroll in campus-based or online college degree programs in this field because they know that they would like to protect the public. However, many of them may not know what type of work they would like to do once they graduate.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, criminal justice degree holders may choose to become police, detectives, probation officers, correctional treatment officers or law enforcement educators. Some of these individuals may want to apply their skills to nontraditional fields, such as forensic science.

In fact, interest in this area has grown greatly over the past few years. As a result, many campus-based and online colleges are increasing their offerings in this field in an effort to help degree seekers land high-paying and intriguing careers.

For example, a Connecticut-based school recently announced the addition of a forensic science minor to its bachelor's program in criminal justice, Stamfordplus.com reports.

Students who enroll in similar courses of study will examine topics such as crime scene documentation and reconstruction, criminalistics and DNA analysis.