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Criminal Justice Studies at Worcester State University

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, you may want to check out the program at Worcester State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Worcester State University is located in Worcester, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 84 criminal justice studies degrees were granted at Worcester State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Worcester State University

Many students take online classes at Worcester State University. Of 5,745 students, 747 (13%) studied exclusively online and 1,854 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Worcester State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Worcester State University are 45% women (38) and 55% men (46).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Worcester State University

Among the 84 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at Worcester State University, 45% were women (38) and 55% were men (46).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Worcester State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	51
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	9
Asian	3
Two or More Races	3
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 37% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Worcester State University, below the national average of 55%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice Studies program at Worcester State University work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying 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.