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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Connecticut State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 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.

WestConn Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

WestConn Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at WestConn 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 WestConn Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at WestConn is $32,205. 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 WestConn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Western Connecticut State University.

WestConn Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at WestConn awarded 102 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 59
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your 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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Accountants and Auditors 14,550 $84,890
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 6,450 $71,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,370 $69,520
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,610 $54,420

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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