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Adelphi University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

35 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$25,194 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Adelphi University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Adelphi BS in Criminal Justice

#537 in the U.S
#47 in New York

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Adelphi was ranked #537 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #47 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for Adelphi.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections356
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools390
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans476
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools537
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)556
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)571
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)595
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)598
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections606
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)611
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)615
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans650
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections652
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates662
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections709
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)902
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)968
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)1,008
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)1,010
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)1,031
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)1,032
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,076
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates1,108
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,257

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Adelphi Cost?

$41,435 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Adelphi Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Adelphi paid an average of $1,210 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$39,820$39,820
Fees$1,615$1,615
Books and Supplies$1,020$1,020
On Campus Room and Board$16,900$16,900
On Campus Other Expenses$4,250$4,250

Learn more about Adelphi tuition and fees.

Adelphi Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at Adelphi took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 3% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From Adelphi?

$25,194 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Adelphi is $25,194 per year. That is 22% lower than the national average of $32,399.

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Does Adelphi Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Online degrees for the Adelphi criminal justice bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Adelphi Online Learning page.

Adelphi Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

35 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
62.9% Women
37.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 35 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 62.9% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.1% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at Adelphi in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino9
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White17
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities6

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Adelphi

Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies35

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Homeland Security4

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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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