Criminal Justice Studies at Northeastern University

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

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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Northeastern Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 studies, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northeastern Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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

Related Majors

• Other Corrections & Criminal Justice

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,670	$100,620
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	370	$75,080
Correctional Officer Supervisors	120	$68,980

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By (User:Piotrus) under License

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