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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rochester Institute of Technology

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what Rochester Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158. In 2021, 29 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from RIT.

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.

RIT Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

RIT Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at RIT 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 RIT 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 Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 255

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from RIT. This makes it the #151 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of RIT Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at RIT is $31,112. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from RIT. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at RIT 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 15
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

RIT Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in criminal justice from RIT. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from RIT, 80% 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

RIT 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 NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors 110,780 $96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 53,560 $74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers 35,460 $64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 28,530 $58,050
Managers 16,600 $124,160

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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