Criminal justice at Rutgers
Rutgers graduates about 180 criminal justice majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.
Around Rutgers
Where criminal justice happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Dining 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.
Nearby in the criminal justice ranking
Other strong majors at Rutgers
- Kinesiology & exercise science 98 · #2
- Biology 93 · #13
- Public health 93 · #7
- Communications & media 92 · #20
- Nursing 91 · #2
- Languages 91 · #43
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers 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.