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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Mercy University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,705.

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.

Mount Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Mount Mercy

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Mount Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Mount 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 Mount Mercy Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mount Mercy is $30,427. 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 Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Mount Mercy in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Mount 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 Mount Mercy University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Mount 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

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 Mount 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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Accountants and Auditors 9,600 $67,030
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,860 $58,340
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $50,750
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,930 $44,720
Managers 2,880 $101,360

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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