by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Mercyhurst University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Navigating today's complex criminal justice system takes a great communicator with real–world perspective. The goal of SNHU's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is to get you there. You'll learn from professionals across all disciplines who bring their experience to the classroom.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Mercyhurst was ranked #521 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #38 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mercyhurst.
Part-time undergraduates at Mercyhurst paid an average of $1,286 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $38,580 | $38,580 |
| Fees | $2,770 | $2,770 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,968 | $14,968 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,061 | $2,061 |
Learn more about Mercyhurst tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Mercyhurst in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 3% lower than the national average of $27,924.
criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mercyhurst make an average of $32,391 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $32,399.
Online degrees for the Mercyhurst criminal justice bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercyhurst Online Learning page.
Women made up around 48.0% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.0% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at Mercyhurst in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Security Science and Technology | 8 |
*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.
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