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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Mercy University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Mercy University

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

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and approximately 1,705 students attend the school each year. Of the 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Mercy University in 2021, 18 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.

Mount Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mount Mercy

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Mount Mercy does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Mount Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy 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 21
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 71
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 78
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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 412
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 435
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 442
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 703

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Mount Mercy. This makes it the #78 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Mount Mercy Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mount Mercy is $30,427. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Mount Mercy in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Mount Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

67% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Mount Mercy awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Mount Mercy, 71% 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 Mount Mercy University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Mount Mercy 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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Accountants and Auditors 9,600 $67,030
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,860 $58,340
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $50,750
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,930 $44,720
Managers 2,880 $101,360

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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