by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice & Police Science. 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 Essex County College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Gain a solid foundation in the American justice system, criminal law and social science when you earn your associate degree in criminal justice online from Southern New Hampshire University.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Essex paid an average of $253 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,590 | $7,590 |
| Fees | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,400 | $2,400 |
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criminal justice who receive their associate degree from Essex make an average of $29,685 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $26,761.
Essex does not offer an online option for its criminal justice associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Essex Online Learning page.
About 51.1% of the students who received their AS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in criminal justice at Essex in 2019-2020, 75.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 45 |
*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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