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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Monroe College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Monroe College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Monroe College is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 6,541 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 186 students received their associate's degree in criminal justice.

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.

Monroe College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Monroe College

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Monroe College does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Monroe College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Monroe College 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 Monroe College Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Monroe College is $33,162. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Monroe College

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

Monroe College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

64% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Monroe College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 63
Hispanic or Latino 113
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Monroe College Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 246 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Monroe College. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 112
Hispanic or Latino 113
White 7
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Monroe College 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 Monroe College. 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 NY, the home state for Monroe College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors 110,780 $96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 53,560 $74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers 35,460 $64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 28,530 $58,050
Managers 16,600 $124,160

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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