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Criminal Justice at Mount Mercy University

If you plan to study Criminal Justice, consider the program at Mount Mercy University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mount Mercy University is in Cedar Rapids, IA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 15 criminal justice graduations were recorded at Mount Mercy University.

Online & Distance Learning at Mount Mercy University

Many students take online classes at Mount Mercy University. Among 1,417 students, 225 (16%) studied exclusively online and 720 (51%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Criminal Justice graduates at Mount Mercy University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice graduates at Mount Mercy University are 53% women (8) and 47% men (7).

Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program at Mount Mercy University

Of the 15 bachelor’s criminal justice graduates at Mount Mercy University, 53% were women (8) and 47% were men (7).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 33% of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Mount Mercy University, below the national average of 51%.*

*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 Mount Mercy University go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice majors, 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.