Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and has a total student population of 14,769. Of the 1,831 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wilmington University in 2021, 97 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

Wilmington University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wilmington University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Wilmington University does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Wilmington University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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 Master’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	60
	124
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	153
	360
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	688

In 2021, 68 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Wilmington University. This makes it the #25 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Wilmington University Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wilmington University is $39,849. This is 17% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

The criminal justice program at Wilmington University awarded 97 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Wilmington University 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 Wilmington University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	53
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Wilmington University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 68 students who graduated with a master’s in criminal justice from Wilmington University in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wilmington University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wilmington University also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Homeland Security

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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Accountants and Auditors	5,600	$78,120
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,790	$70,000
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,190	$40,380
Managers	900	$134,410
Financial Examiners	660	$85,610

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 Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.