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Criminal Justice at Mercyhurst University

Criminal Justice at Mercyhurst University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Mercyhurst University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,790.

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

Mercyhurst Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Mercyhurst

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Mercyhurst Criminal Justice 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 Master’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Mercyhurst, 86% 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 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
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
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,350 $92,170
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 760 $83,960

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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