Criminal Justice & Corrections at Essex County College

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

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.

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.

Essex Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Essex Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Essex County College.

Essex Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

68% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Essex County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science	62

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors	37,370	$90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	19,950	$83,720
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers	11,240	$70,280
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210

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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