Criminal Justice & Corrections at Meredith College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Meredith College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Meredith is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,802.

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.

Meredith Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Meredith Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Meredith

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

Meredith Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

100% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Meredith, 80% 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 Meredith College with a master's in criminal justice.

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

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Meredith College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 Meredith College.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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