Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Criminal Justice & Corrections at SUNY Schenectady County Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at SUNY Schenectady County Community College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Schenectady County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Schenectady is located in Schenectady, New York and approximately 4,015 students attend the school each year.

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.

SUNY Schenectady Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

SUNY Schenectady Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at SUNY Schenectady

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at SUNY Schenectady County Community College.

SUNY Schenectady Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

61% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

undefined

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at SUNY Schenectady are white. Around 64% 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 SUNY Schenectady County Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Schenectady County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 40

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 SUNY Schenectady County Community College.

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.