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 Northern Essex Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NECC paid an average of $266 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $25 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $600 | $6,384 |
| Fees | $4,944 | $4,944 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Criminal Justice students who received their associate degree at NECC took out an average of $6,675 in student loans. That is 64% lower than the national average of $18,566.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from NECC is $41,007 per year. That is 53% higher than the national average of $26,761.
NECC 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 NECC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 46.9% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in criminal justice at NECC in 2019-2020, 46.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| 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 & Police Science | 32 |
*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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