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Criminal Justice & Corrections at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,635. In 2021, 140 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from William Paterson University.

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.

William Paterson University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

William Paterson University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University 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
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 90
568

Earnings of William Paterson University Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at William Paterson University is $32,604. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 140 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from William Paterson University in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 61
White 49
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

William Paterson University 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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors 37,370 $90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers 11,240 $70,280
Computer Workers 9,770 $99,210

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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