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Criminal Justice Studies at Rhode Island College

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, consider the program at Rhode Island College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rhode Island College is in Providence, RI.

During the most recent reporting year, 43 criminal justice studies degrees were awarded at Rhode Island College.

Online & Distance Learning at Rhode Island College

Online coursework is an option at Rhode Island College. Of 6,155 students, 170 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,012 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Rhode Island College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Rhode Island College are 60% women (26) and 40% men (17).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Rhode Island College

Of the 43 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at Rhode Island College, 60% were women (26) and 40% were men (17).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Rhode Island College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	6
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Rhode Island College, lower than the national average of 55%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice Studies program at Rhode Island College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.