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 New Jersey City University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NJCU paid an average of $1,210 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $755 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,598 | $21,788 |
| Fees | $4,822 | $4,822 |
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their master’s degree from NJCU is $33,993 per year. That is 22% lower than the national average of $43,748.
Online degrees for the NJCU 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 NJCU Online Learning page.
About 70.0% of the students who received their MS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in criminal justice at NJCU in 2019-2020, 90.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security | 10 |
*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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