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Bay State College BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$34,526 Average Salary
$40,299 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 Bay State College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Bay State College BS in Criminal Justice

#624 in the U.S
#30 in Massachusetts

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Bay State College was ranked #624 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #30 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Bay State College.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections83
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections92
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools143
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans151
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools160
Most Popular Associate Degree Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools171
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools190
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections263
Highest Paid Associate Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates266
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates371
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)449
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans451
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools474
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)497
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections507
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)515
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)521
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)522
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)525
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections537
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections540
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates574
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans579
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)582
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)586
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)589
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)602
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)616
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)619
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools624
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections682
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections776
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)931
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections961
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)985
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)997
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)1,011
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)1,029
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)1,034

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Bay State College Cost?

$29,200 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$40,299 Average Student Debt

Bay State College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Bay State College paid an average of $950 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$28,500$28,500
Fees$700$700
Books and Supplies$1,500$1,500
On Campus Room and Board$13,300$13,300
On Campus Other Expenses$6,500$6,500

Learn more about Bay State College tuition and fees.

Bay State College 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 Bay State College took out an average of $40,299 in student loans. That is 44% higher than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From Bay State College?

$34,526 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from Bay State College make an average of $34,526 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does Bay State College Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the criminal justice bachelor’s degree program at Bay State College. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Bay State College Online Learning page.

Bay State College Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
35.3% Women
35.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 17 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 35.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.3% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at Bay State College 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 Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White11
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Bay State College

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies17

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.

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