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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Westfield State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395.

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.

Westfield Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Westfield Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Westfield 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 Westfield Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Westfield is $36,915. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 150 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Westfield in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 107
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors 35,360 $81,460
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,830 $69,870
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 12,340 $48,670
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110
Managers 8,660 $131,450

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*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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