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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Boston University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,788 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 2021, 4 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.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 22

In 2021, 73 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Boston U. This makes it the #22 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston U, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

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

Boston U Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

60% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 73 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston U, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Boston U, 52% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 38
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Boston 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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