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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Benedictine University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Benedictine University

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

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,779. In 2021, 33 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Benedictine U.

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.

Benedictine U Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Benedictine U Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Benedictine U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Benedictine U 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
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 105
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 371
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 806

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Benedictine U Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Benedictine U is $41,792. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Benedictine U awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Benedictine U 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 IL, the home state for Benedictine University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100

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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