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Criminal justice at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 66 criminal justice majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $77,000 four years out, 1.37× what the same major pays nationally.

93/100Standout#9 of 472 for criminal justice →
Graduates a year662% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$77,0001.37× the same major nationally
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1510whole school

Around Northeastern

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Dockser Hall, home of the Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, MA
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Where criminal justice happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Harvard School of Public Health, Northeastern University School of Law-Dockser Hall -Nulawlab.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the criminal justice ranking

  1. California State University–East Bay 95
  2. American University 95
  3. California State University–Sacramento 94
  4. Westfield State University 93
  5. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 92
  6. Western Illinois University 92
  7. St. John's University 92
  8. University of Arizona 91

Other strong majors at Northeastern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern with every school we score in criminal justice. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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