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Criminal Justice at Salem State University

Criminal Justice at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year.

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

Salem State Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Salem State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Salem State offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Salem State Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Criminal Justice Master’s Program

71% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salem State 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 4
White 3
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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Police and Detective Supervisors 4,670 $100,620
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 370 $75,080

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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