by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice. 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 Monroe College. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Monroe College paid an average of $893 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 graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,070 | $16,070 |
| Fees | $1,100 | $1,100 |
criminal justice who receive their master’s degree from Monroe College make an average of $56,931 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% higher than the national average of $43,748.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Monroe College offers online option in its criminal justice master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Monroe College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.6% of the criminal justice students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in criminal justice at Monroe College in 2019-2020, 87.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | 33 |
*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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