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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. Of the 1,463 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 72 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.

RIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

RIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at RIC 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 RIC 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
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	566

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from RIC. This makes it the #256 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of RIC Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at RIC is $34,403. This is 1% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 72 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from RIC in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

RIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from RIC. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from RIC, 100% 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 Rhode Island College with a master's in criminal justice.

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

RIC 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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Accountants and Auditors	4,420	$81,090
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,850	$60,890
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,770	$61,440
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,070	$68,710

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.