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Criminal Justice & Corrections at William Rainey Harper College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at William Rainey Harper College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if William Rainey Harper College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,199.

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.

Harper College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Harper College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Harper College

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

Harper College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

29% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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Harper 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 William Rainey Harper College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at William Rainey Harper College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 42

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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100

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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