by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at LIU Post. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at LIU Post paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $22,482 | $22,482 |
| Fees | $997 | $997 |
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their master’s degree from LIU Post is $41,937 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $43,748.
Online degrees for the LIU Post criminal justice master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the LIU Post Online Learning page.
About 42.9% of the students who received their MS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in criminal justice at LIU Post in 2019-2020, 35.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections, General | 14 |
| Criminal Justice | 14 |
*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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