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Criminal Justice at Union County College

Criminal Justice at Union County College

Every criminal justice 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 Union County College stacks up to those at other schools.

Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and has a total student population of 8,298.

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.

Union County College Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Union County College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Union County College offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Union County College Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Union County College

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

Union County College Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

63% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Union County College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union County College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Union County College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Police and Detective Supervisors 5,650 $130,490
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 470 $87,300

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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