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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Merrimack College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Merrimack College

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 Merrimack College stacks up to those at other schools.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,418. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Merrimack.

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.

Merrimack Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Merrimack Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Merrimack 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 Merrimack 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
133
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 201
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 251
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 665

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Merrimack. This makes it the #72 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Merrimack Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Merrimack is $38,959. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Merrimack in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Merrimack 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 Merrimack College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Merrimack Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

82% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Merrimack awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Merrimack, 68% 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 Merrimack College 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 4
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Merrimack 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 MA, the home state for Merrimack College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors 35,360 $81,460
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,830 $69,870
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 12,340 $48,670
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110
Managers 8,660 $131,450

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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