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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Gwynedd Mercy University

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

Gwynedd - Mercy is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,737 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.

Gwynedd - Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Gwynedd - Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Gwynedd - Mercy 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 Gwynedd - Mercy Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gwynedd - Mercy is $31,758. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Gwynedd - Mercy

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

Gwynedd - Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Gwynedd - Mercy in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Gwynedd - Mercy 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 Gwynedd Mercy University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Gwynedd - Mercy 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

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gwynedd Mercy 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 Gwynedd Mercy 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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