Criminal Justice & Corrections at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what John Jay College of Criminal Justice has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

John Jay is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,766 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 254 students received their master's degree in criminal justice.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

John Jay Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at John Jay

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

John Jay does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

John Jay Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at John Jay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

John Jay Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 254 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from John Jay, about 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. John Jay does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	97
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Related Majors

• Homeland Security
• Security Science and Technology

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	53,560	$74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers	35,460	$64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Managers	16,600	$124,160

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.