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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Northeastern Illinois University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern Illinois University is $32,597. 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 Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 51 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Northeastern Illinois University in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern Illinois 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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100

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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