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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rowan University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rowan University

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

Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and approximately 19,678 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 288 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Rowan.

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.

Rowan Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Rowan Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Rowan 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 Rowan 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
139
604

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Rowan. This makes it the #177 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Rowan Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rowan is $32,026. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Rowan

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

Rowan Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Rowan awarded 288 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Rowan 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 Rowan University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 33
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 210
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Rowan Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Rowan, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Rowan 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 NJ, the home state for Rowan University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors 37,370 $90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers 11,240 $70,280
Computer Workers 9,770 $99,210

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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