Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lynn University

Every criminal justice and 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 Lynn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lynn University Fighting Knights is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 3,232 students attend the school each year. Of the 445 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lynn University in 2021, 29 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

Lynn University Fighting Knights Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Lynn University Fighting Knights

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? Lynn University Fighting Knights offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Lynn University Fighting Knights Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

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 Lynn University Fighting Knights 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 Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	81
	136
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	145
	214
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	599

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Lynn University Fighting Knights. This makes it the #136 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Lynn University Fighting Knights Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lynn University Fighting Knights is $37,834. This is 11% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Lynn University Fighting Knights

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

Lynn University Fighting Knights Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Lynn University Fighting Knights. About 48% were men and 52% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lynn University Fighting Knights Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Lynn University Fighting Knights in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

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

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

Lynn University Fighting Knights also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology

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 FL, the home state for Lynn University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers	33,060	$43,410
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.