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Criminal Justice & Corrections at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice & Corrections at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

John Jay is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,766 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.

John Jay Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

John Jay Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at John Jay 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 John Jay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

John Jay Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 186
Black or African American 278
Hispanic or Latino 706
White 197
International Students 35
Other Races/Ethnicities 52

John Jay Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

67% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 54
White 75
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 1,483
Criminal Justice & Police Science 246
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 132
Securities Services Administration/Management 56
Corrections Administration 16

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 NY, the home state for John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors 110,780 $96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 53,560 $74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers 35,460 $64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 28,530 $58,050
Managers 16,600 $124,160

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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