Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indiana University - Northwest

Every criminal justice & 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 Indiana University - Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,801.

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.

IU Northwest Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

IU Northwest Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at IU Northwest 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 IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at IU Northwest 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

IU Northwest Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

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

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

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

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 Indiana University - Northwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	50

Related Majors

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	12,340	$55,310
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7,990	$36,960
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,240	$40,090

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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.