Career Opportunities in Criminal Justice

In today’s security-conscious society, there is a high demand for graduates with a degree in criminal justice, particularly women. By earning a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Cedar Crest College, you will be well-prepared for positions in a broad variety of fields, including the following:

• Child abuse investigative services
• Child welfare services
• Foster care services
• Correctional management
• Probation and parole
• Drug and alcohol referral, evaluation and service industries
• Mental health practitioners
• Federal law enforcement
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons
  • Federal probation
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Marshals
• State law enforcement (such as the Bureau of Narcotic Investigation and Drug Control in Pennsylvania)
• Pennsylvania Attorney General: Bureau of Criminal Investigations
• Not-for-profit agencies
• Security
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Fraud/bank investigation
  • Homeland Security
  • Intelligence analysis
  • Public safety
  • Transit, industrial and personal security