The Criminal Justice Major at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,479.

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.

FDU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

FDU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at FDU 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FDU Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

53% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice	37
Criminal Justice Studies	11

Homeland Security

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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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