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Boston University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

10 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

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 Boston University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Boston U BS in Criminal Justice

#6 in the U.S
#2 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. Ranked at #6 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Boston U is in the top 1% of the country for criminal justice students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Boston U.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools3
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)12
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections12
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)17
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)19
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools37
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)54
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)86
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections93
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans110
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)124
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates132
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)141
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections147
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)152
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)165
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans168
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)191
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)229
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)232
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections255
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates420
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)464
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)502
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)593
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates637
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections670
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections681
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)751
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)826
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections859
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)935
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,116
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,344

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

$58,072 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Boston U Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Boston U was $1,777 per credit hour 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$56,854$56,854
Fees$1,218$1,218
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$16,640$16,640
On Campus Other Expenses$1,950$1,950

Learn more about Boston U tuition and fees.

Does Boston U Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Boston U does not offer an online option for its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.

Boston U Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

10 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
40.0% Women
60.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 10 students received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 40.0% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 60.0% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino5
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White3
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Boston U

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies10

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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