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Lincoln University BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

29 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$36,132 Average Salary
$35,000 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 Lincoln 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Lincoln BS in Criminal Justice

#821 in the U.S
#52 in Pennsylvania

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 Lincoln was ranked #821 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #52 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Lincoln.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections155
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates273
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections283
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections295
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans336
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections393
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans394
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)417
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)426
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates436
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)452
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)466
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)470
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)507
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools553
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections640
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections692
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)791
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)803
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools821
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)831
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)872
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)873
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)913

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

$11,266 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$35,000 Average Student Debt

Lincoln Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Lincoln was $743 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $480 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,026$13,396
Fees$3,240$4,072
Books and Supplies$1,597$1,597
On Campus Room and Board$7,954$7,954
On Campus Other Expenses$3,317$3,317

Learn more about Lincoln tuition and fees.

Lincoln Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at Lincoln took out an average of $35,000 in student loans. That is 25% higher than the national average of $27,924.

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

$36,132 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lincoln is $36,132 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does Lincoln Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

Online degrees for the Lincoln 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 Lincoln Online Learning page.

Lincoln Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

29 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
62.1% Women
89.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 29 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 62.1% 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

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Lincoln in 2019-2020, 89.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American25
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White0
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at Lincoln

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies29

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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