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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rutgers University - Newark

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rutgers University - Newark

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

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231. 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.

Rutgers Newark Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Doctorate Degree in Criminal Justice

Rutgers Newark Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

57% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Rutgers Newark, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 7
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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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