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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western New England University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western New England University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Western New England University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,673. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Western New England.

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.

Western New England Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Western New England Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Western New England 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 Western New England 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
281
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 357
430
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 444
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 454

Earnings of Western New England Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western New England is $34,276. This is 0% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Western New England

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

Western New England Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Western New England 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 Western New England University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Western New England 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 MA, the home state for Western New England 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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