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Non-Professional Legal Studies at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

If you are interested in studying Non-Professional Legal Studies, consider the program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Get started with the following essential facts.

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice sits in New York, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 104 non-professional legal studies degrees were awarded at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Online & Distance Learning at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Many students take online classes at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Of 13,763 students, 2,362 (17%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,014 (44%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Non-Professional Legal Studies Graduates from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Those who finish CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Non-Professional Legal Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$30,378
2 years	$32,925
3 years	$39,811
4 years	$51,332
5 years	$58,557

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice take home a median $51,332, compared with $57,593 for all CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice graduates — about 11% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice comes in at $9,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice are 74% women (77) and 26% men (27).

Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor’s Program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Of the 104 bachelor’s non-professional legal studies degrees awarded at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 74% were women (77) and 26% were men (27).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Non-Professional Legal Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	44
Black / African American	21
Asian	13
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	5

Minority students account for 78% of Non-Professional Legal Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, above the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Non-Professional Legal Studies Concentrations at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

This Non-Professional Legal Studies program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Studies	104

Top-Paying Careers for Non-Professional Legal Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Non-Professional Legal Studies program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.