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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Gannon University

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

Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,251 students attend the school each year. Of the 611 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gannon University in 2021, 45 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

Gannon Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Gannon Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Gannon compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Gannon 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
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 291
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 818

Earnings of Gannon Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gannon is $30,816. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Gannon

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

Gannon Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Gannon Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Gannon. About 49% were men and 51% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Gannon 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 Gannon University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 29
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 PA, the home state for Gannon University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors 51,720 $75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 27,850 $66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers 16,850 $54,140

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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