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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Union County College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Union County College

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 Union County College stacks up to those at other schools.

Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and has a total student population of 8,298. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 82 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.

Union County College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Union County College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Union County College offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Union County College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Union County College

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

Union County College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

54% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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Union County College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 Union County 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 NJ, the home state for Union County College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors 37,370 $90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers 11,240 $70,280
Computer Workers 9,770 $99,210

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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