Criminal Justice & Corrections at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

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.

Boston U Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Boston U Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Boston 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Boston U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Boston U Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Boston U, 59% 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 Boston University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	72
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	77

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology

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 Boston University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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