by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 The College of New Jersey. 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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Navigating today's complex criminal justice system takes a great communicator with real–world perspective. The goal of SNHU's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is to get you there. You'll learn from professionals across all disciplines who bring their experience to the classroom.
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. TCNJ is in the top 10% of the country for criminal justice. More specifically it was ranked #74 out of 1,142 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in New Jersey.
Here are some of the other rankings for TCNJ.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at TCNJ paid an average of $893 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $470 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,239 | $25,217 |
| Fees | $2,790 | $2,790 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,316 | $14,316 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,922 | $3,922 |
Learn more about TCNJ tuition and fees.
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 TCNJ took out an average of $22,250 in student loans. That is 20% lower than the national average of $27,924.
criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from TCNJ make an average of $31,133 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $32,399.
TCNJ 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 TCNJ Online Learning page.
About 53.1% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at TCNJ in 2019-2020, 36.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | 49 |
*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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