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Rochester Institute of Technology BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

30 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$30,771 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice. 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 Rochester Institute of Technology. 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 RIT BS in Criminal Justice

#306 in the U.S
#29 in New York

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at RIT was ranked #306 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #29 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for RIT.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans37
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans58
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans58
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools84
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates190
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)225
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections226
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools226
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)230
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)230
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)231
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)233
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)244
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections253
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections260
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools306
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections386
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates562
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)575
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)585
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)599
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)600
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)607
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections619
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)647
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections658
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections802
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates867
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)933
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)974
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)1,012
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)1,014
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)1,028
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)1,068
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,081
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,455

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

$48,028 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

RIT Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at RIT paid an average of $1,710 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$47,352$47,352
Fees$676$676
Books and Supplies$1,098$1,098
On Campus Room and Board$13,976$13,976
On Campus Other Expenses$946$946

Learn more about RIT tuition and fees.

RIT 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. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at RIT took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. 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 RIT?

$30,771 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from RIT make an average of $30,771 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $32,399.

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Does RIT Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

RIT 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 RIT Online Learning page.

RIT Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

30 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
63.3% Women
23.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 30 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

About 63.3% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 23.3% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at RIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White17
International Students6
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at RIT

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice30

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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