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The Graduate Center, CUNY PhD in Criminal Justice & Corrections

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$83,768 Average Salary

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Criminal Justice from The Graduate Center Cost?

$10,410 Average Tuition and Fees

The Graduate Center Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at The Graduate Center paid an average of $965 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $560 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$9,930$23,160
Fees$480$480

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Criminal Justice From The Graduate Center?

$83,768 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their doctor’s degree from The Graduate Center make an average of $83,768 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $67,000.

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Does The Graduate Center Offer an Online PhD in Criminal Justice?

The Graduate Center does not offer an online option for its criminal justice doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The Graduate Center Online Learning page.

The Graduate Center Doctorate Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
55.6% Women
44.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 9 doctor’s degrees in criminal justice awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 55.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in criminal justice at The Graduate Center in 2019-2020, 44.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White2
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at The Graduate Center

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice9

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*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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