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Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Jersey City University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Jersey City University

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at New Jersey City University stacks up to those at other schools.

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 7,550 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

NJCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

NJCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at NJCU

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

NJCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

67% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from NJCU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 1
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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey City 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

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*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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