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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fitchburg State University

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what Fitchburg State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and approximately 6,728 students attend the school each year.

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.

Fitchburg State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Fitchburg State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Fitchburg State 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.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Fitchburg State Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fitchburg State is $35,607. This is 4% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Fitchburg State

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

Fitchburg State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Fitchburg State awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 61% of these degrees went to men with the other 39% going to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 50
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Fitchburg State 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

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fitchburg State 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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors 35,360 $81,460
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,830 $69,870
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 12,340 $48,670
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110
Managers 8,660 $131,450

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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