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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lenoir - Rhyne University

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what Lenoir - Rhyne University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and approximately 2,686 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Lenoir - Rhyne University.

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.

Lenoir - Rhyne University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Lenoir - Rhyne University offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Lenoir - Rhyne University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Lenoir - Rhyne University performed in these rankings.

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 Lenoir - Rhyne University 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 740
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 769
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,546

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Lenoir - Rhyne University. This is the #285 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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

Lenoir - Rhyne University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Lenoir - Rhyne University. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Lenoir - Rhyne University 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 Lenoir - Rhyne University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Lenoir - Rhyne University 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 NC, the home state for Lenoir - Rhyne University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,350 $48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,720 $38,500
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11,610 $46,990

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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