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Criminal Justice Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, consider 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 of New Jersey is in Wayne, NJ.

During the most recent reporting year, 156 criminal justice studies degrees were awarded at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Studying Online at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Distance learning is available at William Paterson University of New Jersey. Of 9,942 students, 4,744 (48%) studied exclusively online and 2,838 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at William Paterson University of New Jersey, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at William Paterson University of New Jersey are 56% women (88) and 44% men (68).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Among the 156 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at William Paterson University of New Jersey, 56% were women (88) and 44% were men (68).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	48
Hispanic / Latino	60
Black / African American	31
Asian	8
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	6
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 68% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at William Paterson University of New Jersey, higher than the national average of 55%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice Studies program at William Paterson University of New Jersey work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.