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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Essex County College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice & Corrections, consider the program at Essex County College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Essex County College is in Newark, NJ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 56 criminal justice & corrections degrees were granted at Essex County College.

Online Class Availability at Essex County College

Distance learning is available at Essex County College. Of 7,026 students, 706 (10%) studied exclusively online and 2,173 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings at Essex County College

These rankings give you a sense of how Essex County College’s Criminal Justice & Corrections program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Jersey	#1 of 37
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#8 of 190
Best Value	Nationwide	#72 of 1,206

Earnings for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates from Essex County College

Graduates of Essex County College’s Criminal Justice & Corrections program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$25,886
2 years	$25,194
3 years	$31,582
4 years	$34,025
5 years	$44,582

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from Essex County College report median earnings of $34,025, compared with $39,443 for all Essex County College graduates — about 14% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Essex County College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Essex County College are 70% women (39) and 30% men (17).

Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program at Essex County College

Of the 56 associate’s criminal justice & corrections graduates at Essex County College, 70% were women (39) and 30% were men (17).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	29
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 84% of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College, higher than the national average of 58%.*

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

More Specific Criminal Justice & Corrections Concentrations at Essex County College

This Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Essex County College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	56

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Essex County College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates, 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
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$119,630
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Coroners	$110,095
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,399

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.