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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Monmouth University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Monmouth University

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

Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and approximately 5,674 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,204 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Monmouth University in 2021, 55 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.

Monmouth Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Monmouth Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Monmouth 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
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 269
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 353
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 439

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Monmouth. This makes it the #82 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Monmouth Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Monmouth is $32,816. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Monmouth

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

Monmouth Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Monmouth. About 47% were men and 53% were women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Monmouth 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 Monmouth University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Monmouth Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

55% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from Monmouth. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Monmouth, 65% 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 Monmouth University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Monmouth 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 NJ, the home state for Monmouth University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors 37,370 $90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers 11,240 $70,280
Computer Workers 9,770 $99,210

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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