by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Mercyhurst University North East Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate 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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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 Mercyhurst North East paid an average of $580 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,400 | $17,400 |
| Fees | $1,720 | $1,720 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at Mercyhurst North East in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $12,000 in student debt. That is 35% lower than the national average of $18,566.
criminal justice who receive their associate degree from Mercyhurst North East make an average of $15,552 a year during the early days of their career. That is 42% lower than the national average of $26,761.
Online degrees for the Mercyhurst North East criminal justice associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercyhurst North East Online Learning page.
Women made up around 52.6% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. 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 Mercyhurst North East in 2019-2020, 42.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 19 |
*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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