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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ridgewater College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ridgewater College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at Ridgewater College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ridgewater College is located in Willmar, Minnesota and has a total student population of 3,176.

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.

Ridgewater College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Ridgewater College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Ridgewater College

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

Ridgewater College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

59% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Ridgewater College are white. Around 86% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ridgewater College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 11
Criminal Justice Studies 1

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 MN, the home state for Ridgewater College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Accountants and Auditors 22,960 $72,480
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9,450 $69,060
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,150 $55,560
Computer Workers 6,200 $81,650

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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