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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nichols College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nichols 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 Nichols College stacks up to those at other schools.

Nichols is located in Dudley, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,518. Of the 337 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nichols College in 2021, 28 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.

Nichols Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Nichols Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Nichols performed in these rankings.

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 Nichols 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
140
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 207
221
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 401
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 486
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 553
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 621
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 801
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 894

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Nichols Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Nichols is $37,724. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% 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 Nichols

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

Nichols Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Nichols. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Nichols 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 Nichols College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Nichols 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 Nichols 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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