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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mercyhurst University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mercyhurst University

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

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,790 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

Mercyhurst Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Mercyhurst Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

55% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in criminal justice from Mercyhurst in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Mercyhurst does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Mercyhurst, 82% 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 Mercyhurst University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors 51,720 $75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 27,850 $66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers 16,850 $54,140

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.

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