Map Your Path to a Rewarding Career
in Criminal Justice
We emphasize putting theory into practice, and we offer a wide range of field internships. Through your internship, you will have the opportunity to interact with criminal justice professionals in a work environment and make connections that will give you a leg up in the job market—and may even lead to future employment. These real-world opportunities are why 83% of respondents to a survey of 2015 graduates said that they either agree or strongly agree that their academic program prepared them for employment.
Worcester State criminal justice students have completed internships in a variety of settings, including police agencies and laboratories, corrections departments, probation departments, intelligence units, courts, law firms, loss prevention organizations, and juvenile justice agencies.
Sample Internship Sites
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Federal Probation Office
- Massachusetts Department of Corrections
- Massachusetts Probation Department
- Massachusetts State Police
- Massachusetts State Police Lab
- New England State Police Intelligence Network
- U.S. Marshals Service
- Worcester County District Attorney’s Office
- Worcester County Sheriffs’ Office
- Worcester County Superior Court
- Worcester Police Department
Whether you choose to enter the workforce or continue your studies after graduation, you’ll have the knowledge and experience you need to succeed. In fact, 91% of 2015 graduates who responded to the survey reported that they are employed, enrolled in graduate school, or both. A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice enables you to earn a median annual salary that ranges from:
Sample Recent Employers
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Police
- Metropolitan Police - Washington, D.C.
- New England State Police Intelligence Network
- New Hampshire State Police
- Nordstrom - Loss Prevention
- Target Corporation
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Marshals Service
- Worcester County District Attorney’s Office
- Worcester County House of Corrections
- Worcester Police Department
Sample Recent Graduate School
- Anna Maria College
- Assumption College
- New England School of Law
- Southern New Hampshire University
- Suffolk University Law School
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell
- Western New England College of Law