Criminal Justice Studies at Westfield State University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice studies school? To help you decide if Westfield State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice studies program.

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and approximately 5,395 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Westfield Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Westfield Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Westfield is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical criminal justice studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Westfield since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	116
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Westfield Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in criminal justice studies each year. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from Westfield, 71% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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 Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,670	$100,620
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	370	$75,080
Correctional Officer Supervisors	120	$68,980

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

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