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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lewis University

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

Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and approximately 6,437 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Lewis.

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.

Lewis Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Lewis

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Lewis does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Lewis Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Lewis 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
104
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 184
338
511

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Lewis. This makes it the #31 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Lewis Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lewis is $33,463. 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 Lewis

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

Lewis Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 97 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Lewis in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Lewis 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 Lewis University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 58
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Lewis Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

46% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 48 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Lewis, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Lewis, 77% 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 Lewis University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 37
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Lewis 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 IL, the home state for Lewis University.

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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