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Criminal Justice & Corrections at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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

John Jay is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,766 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,619 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from John Jay.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at John Jay

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? John Jay offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

John Jay Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools 1
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools 2
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 2
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111
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 129
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 161
276
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 442
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 1,006
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 1,006

In 2021, 254 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from John Jay. This makes it the #2 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from John Jay Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at John Jay is $37,563. This is 10% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

52% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,619 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from John Jay. About 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 194
Black or African American 308
Hispanic or Latino 786
White 262
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 44

John Jay Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

43% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 254 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from John Jay. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 19
Black or African American 53
Hispanic or Latino 62
White 97
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

John Jay 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 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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