Criminal Justice & Corrections at Essex County College
Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 6,360 students attend the school each year.
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.
Essex Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Essex Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings
Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Essex
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Essex County College.
Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections
Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Essex County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Related Majors
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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.
| Occupation | Jobs in NJ | Average Salary in NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Accountants and Auditors | 37,370 | $90,400 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 19,950 | $83,720 |
| Managers | 18,370 | $138,820 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 11,240 | $70,280 |
| Computer Workers | 9,770 | $99,210 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.