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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Mercy University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Mount Mercy University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,705. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

Mount Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Mount Mercy

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Mount Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

67% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from Mount Mercy. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Mount Mercy, 71% 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 Mount Mercy 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 2
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Accountants and Auditors 9,600 $67,030
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,860 $58,340
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $50,750
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,930 $44,720
Managers 2,880 $101,360

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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