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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,496. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from NWC.

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.

NWC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

NWC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at NWC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at NWC 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
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	712
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	759
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	1,468

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at NWC

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

NWC Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from NWC. About 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at NWC 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 Northwestern College with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NWC also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Accountants and Auditors	9,600	$67,030
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4,860	$58,340
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3,030	$50,750
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,930	$44,720
Managers	2,880	$101,360

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.