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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northeastern Illinois University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,119 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Northeastern Illinois University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Northeastern Illinois University 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Northeastern Illinois University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 51

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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100

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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