Criminal Justice & Corrections at Excelsior College

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Excelsior College stacks up to those at other schools.

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 21,974. In 2021, 81 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Excelsior College.

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.

Excelsior College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

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.

Excelsior College does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Excelsior College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College 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
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools	6
	30
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools	31
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	34
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	57
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	91

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Excelsior College. This makes it the #163 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Excelsior College Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Excelsior College is $46,784. This is 37% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

Excelsior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Excelsior College Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Excelsior College. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Excelsior College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Excelsior College Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 9 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Excelsior College, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Excelsior College also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Homeland Security
• Security Science and Technology

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 Excelsior College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.