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Criminal Justice Studies at Rutgers University - Newark

Criminal Justice Studies at Rutgers University - Newark

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

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 13,231 students attend the school each year.

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

Rutgers Newark Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Rutgers Newark Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice studies, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

60% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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In the criminal justice studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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
Police and Detective Supervisors 5,650 $130,490
Correctional Officer Supervisors 630 $105,690
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 470 $87,300

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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