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Bridgewater State University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

175 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$38,857 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 Bridgewater State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Bridgewater State BS in Criminal Justice

#126 in the U.S
#7 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. Bridgewater State was ranked #126 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for criminal justice majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #7 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Bridgewater State.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates42
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections49
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections67
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools71
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections86
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools88
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections94
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)94
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)103
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections104
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)106
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)108
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)109
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)111
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates122
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools126
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections132
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans143
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections146
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)171
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans182
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)193
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)196
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates206
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)211
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans216
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)228
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections231
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)233
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections312
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)480
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)491
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)546
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)557
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)575
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)591

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

$10,732 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Bridgewater State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Bridgewater State paid an average of $724 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $468 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$910$7,050
Fees$9,822$9,822
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$13,832$13,832
On Campus Other Expenses$3,100$3,100

Learn more about Bridgewater State tuition and fees.

Bridgewater State 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Bridgewater State in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. 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 Bridgewater State?

$38,857 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State make an average of $38,857 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does Bridgewater State Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Bridgewater State 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 Bridgewater State Online Learning page.

Bridgewater State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

175 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
48.6% Women
26.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 175 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 48.6% 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

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Bridgewater State in 2019-2020, 26.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American27
Hispanic or Latino6
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White129
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities9

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Bridgewater State

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies175

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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