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Criminal Justice at Merrimack College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice, consider the program at Merrimack College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Merrimack College sits in North Andover, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 105 criminal justice degrees were granted at Merrimack College.

Online & Distance Learning at Merrimack College

Distance learning is available at Merrimack College. Of 5,862 students, 1,344 (23%) studied exclusively online and 779 (13%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Criminal Justice graduates at Merrimack College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice graduates at Merrimack College are 56% women (59) and 44% men (46).

Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program at Merrimack College

Of the 67 bachelor’s criminal justice graduates at Merrimack College, 60% were women (40) and 40% were men (27).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Merrimack College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	58
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 12% of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Merrimack College, lower than the national average of 51%.*

Criminal Justice Master’s Program at Merrimack College

Among the 38 master’s criminal justice graduates at Merrimack College, 50% were women (19) and 50% were men (19).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at Merrimack College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	34
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	1

Minority students account for 11% of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at Merrimack College, below the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice program at Merrimack College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Criminal Justice graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.