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 Salem State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in criminal justice, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Salem State was $582 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $492 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,520 | $4,140 |
| Fees | $6,337 | $6,337 |
criminal justice who receive their master’s degree from Salem State make an average of $57,318 a year during the early days of their career. That is 31% higher than the national average of $43,748.
Salem State does not offer an online option for its criminal justice master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Salem State Online Learning page.
About 62.5% 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%.
Around 37.5% of criminal justice master’s degree recipients at Salem State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 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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