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Criminal Justice at Roger Williams University

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study criminal justice, take a look at what Roger Williams University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

RWU Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

RWU Criminal Justice Rankings

The criminal justice major at RWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice. 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

20% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at RWU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 35% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at RWU are white. Around 60% 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 Roger Williams University with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RWU Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program

51% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical criminal justice bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at RWU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	72
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

RWU Criminal Justice Master’s Program

65% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from RWU, 75% 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 Roger Williams University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Other Corrections & Criminal Justice

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 Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Managers	830	$114,660
Police and Detective Supervisors	770	$83,830
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	70	$93,860

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
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