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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Alvernia University

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Alvernia University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,560.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

Alvernia Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Alvernia

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Alvernia offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Alvernia Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Alvernia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Earnings of Alvernia Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Alvernia is $36,786. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Alvernia

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

Alvernia Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 35 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Alvernia, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Alvernia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alvernia University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Alvernia also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Alvernia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alvernia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Alvernia University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors 51,720 $75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 27,850 $66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers 16,850 $54,140

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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