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Criminal Justice at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice, consider the program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice is located in New York, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 1,432 criminal justice degrees were awarded at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Studying Online at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Distance learning is available at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Among 13,763 students, 2,362 (17%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,014 (44%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Criminal Justice graduates at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice graduates at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice are 55% women (794) and 45% men (638).

Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Among the 1,265 bachelor’s criminal justice degrees awarded at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 54% were women (685) and 46% were men (580).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	150
Hispanic / Latino	636
Black / African American	257
Asian	163
American Indian / Alaska Native	7
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3
Two or More Races	31
International (Nonresident)	18

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, higher than the national average of 51%.*

Criminal Justice Master’s Program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Of the 164 master’s criminal justice graduates at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 65% were women (107) and 35% were men (57).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	61
Hispanic / Latino	47
Black / African American	32
Asian	14
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	5

Minority students account for 60% of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, higher than the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.