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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Post University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Post University

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 Post University stacks up to those at other schools.

Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and approximately 13,844 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,126 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Post University in 2021, 96 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.

Post University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Post University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Post University offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

Post University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

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 Post 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 15
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 29
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 114
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 125
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 152

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Post University Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Post University is $46,200. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 35% 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 Post University

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

Post University Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

68% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

Post University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 96 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Post University, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 34

Post University 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 CT, the home state for Post University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Accountants and Auditors 14,550 $84,890
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 6,450 $71,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,370 $69,520
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,610 $54,420

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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