Criminal Justice & Corrections at Suffolk University

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Suffolk University stacks up to those at other schools.

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,830 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Suffolk.

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.

Suffolk Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Suffolk Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Suffolk compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Suffolk 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
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	939

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Suffolk. This makes it the #102 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Suffolk

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

Suffolk Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Suffolk in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Suffolk 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 Suffolk University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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

Suffolk Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 16 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Suffolk, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Suffolk, 63% 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 Suffolk University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Suffolk also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	16,830	$69,870
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Managers	8,660	$131,450

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 Oxymoron under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.