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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rockhurst University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rockhurst University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Rockhurst University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 3,688 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Rockhurst.

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.

Rockhurst Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Rockhurst Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst 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 Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 661
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 778
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,373

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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

Rockhurst 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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors 25,090 $70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,510 $48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,620 $37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers 8,420 $31,650
Computer Workers 7,010 $82,610

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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