Criminal Justice & Corrections at Monmouth University

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

Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and approximately 5,674 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

Monmouth Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Monmouth Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Monmouth

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

Monmouth Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from Monmouth. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Monmouth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Monmouth, 65% 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 Monmouth University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Monmouth University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Apc106 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.