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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northeastern University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northeastern University

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Northeastern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905.

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 Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Northeastern 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Northeastern 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 37
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Northeastern Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

84% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Northeastern, 53% 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 Northeastern University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 27
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Northeastern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 71
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 24

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 Northeastern University.

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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