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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bay State College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Bay State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bay State College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 691 students attend the school each year. Of the 67 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bay State College in 2021, 16 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

Bay State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Bay State College

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? Bay State College offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

Bay State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Bay State College performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Bay State College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 56
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 104
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 109
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 133
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 184
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 199
220
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 241
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 254
336
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 341
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 385
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 387
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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 553
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 704
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 795
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,060

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Bay State College Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bay State College is $33,492. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Bay State College

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

Bay State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

75% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Bay State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bay State College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Bay State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Bay State College awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bay State College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Bay State College also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Bay State College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors 35,360 $81,460
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,830 $69,870
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 12,340 $48,670
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110
Managers 8,660 $131,450

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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