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Criminal Justice at Johnson & Wales University - Online

Criminal Justice at Johnson & Wales University - Online

Every criminal justice 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 Johnson & Wales University - Online stacks up to those at other schools.

JWU Online is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 2,152.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

JWU Online Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at JWU Online

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree

JWU Online Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at JWU Online

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Johnson & Wales University - Online.

JWU Online Criminal Justice Master’s Program

30% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in criminal justice each year. JWU Online does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from JWU Online, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 RI, the home state for Johnson & Wales University - Online.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Managers 830 $114,660
Police and Detective Supervisors 770 $83,830
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 70 $93,860

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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