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Criminal Justice at Widener University

Criminal Justice at Widener University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Widener University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,150.

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.

Widener Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Widener Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Criminal Justice Master’s Program

78% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Widener, 78% 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 Widener University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,350 $92,170
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 760 $83,960

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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