Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lewis University

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

Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,437. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 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.

Lewis Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Lewis

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Lewis does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Lewis Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Lewis

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Lewis University.

Lewis Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 48 students who graduated with a master’s in criminal justice from Lewis in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Lewis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Lewis, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lewis University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 IL, the home state for Lewis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	30,370	$75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers	14,050	$62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,910	$56,100

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.