Criminal Justice at Salve Regina University

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

Salve Regina is located in Newport, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 2,771.

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.

Salve Regina Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Salve Regina

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Salve Regina does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Salve Regina Criminal Justice Rankings

The criminal justice major at Salve Regina 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 Salve Regina

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

Salve Regina Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Salve Regina 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 Salve Regina University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Salve Regina Criminal Justice Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Salve Regina does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Salve Regina, 79% 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 Salve Regina University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 Salve Regina 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
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.