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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Widener University

15 Bachelor's Degrees
1 Master's Degrees
#156 Overall Quality
The Criminal Justice & Corrections major is part of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at Widener University.

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, average salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how Widener ranks in comparison to other schools with criminal justice programs.

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Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available at Widener

Widener Criminal Justice Rankings

The bachelor's program at Widener was ranked #156 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #6 in Pennsylvania.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 64
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 122
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 147
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 156
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 158
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 216
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 321
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 328
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 345
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 380
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 405
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 451
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 511
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 549
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 557
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 567
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 600
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 638
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 665
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 715
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 743
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 822

Popularity of Criminal Justice at Widener

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Widener University handed out 15 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & corrections. This is a decrease of 25% over the previous year when 20 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 1 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Widener. This makes it the #274 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Widener Make?

$37,102 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of Criminal Justice Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

Criminal Justice majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Widener go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $37,102 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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How Much Student Debt Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Widener Have?

$27,000 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of Criminal Justice Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at Widener, criminal justice students borrow a median amount of $27,000 in student loans. This is about the same as the median debt load of allcriminal justice bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

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The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the criminal justice program at Widener is $625 per month.

Widener Criminal Justice Students

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

Widener Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Widener in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Widener are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 80% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Widener University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 1

Widener Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

All of the 1 students who graduated with a Master’s in criminal justice from Widener in 2021 were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 100% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Widener University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 0

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