CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (John Jay) is a four-year, public school located in New York, NY.
It offers 25 graduate programs - 12 Master's, 12 Post-bachelor's, 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,532 for in-state and $20,962 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,821 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 13,763 students at John Jay. John Jay offers online graduate programs and 844 out of 1,821 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find John Jay's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,532 for New York residents and $20,962 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-five (25) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 524 W 59th St, New York, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,832 students
844 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$11,532
Out-of-State$20,962 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 25 Graduate Programs
12 Master's, 13 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New York residents, the tuition & fees are $11,532 and $20,962 for non-New York residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $470 for New York residents and $855 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,090 | $20,520 |
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| Fees | $442 | $442 |
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| Cost per Credit | $470 | $855 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $22,260 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,216 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $41,508 | $50,938 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $11,532 | $11,532 | $11,532 | $11,532 | $11,532 |
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| Out-of-State | $20,962 | $20,962 | $20,962 | $20,962 | $20,962 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 25 major areas - 12 Master's (4 online programs), 12 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 1 Post-Master's.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 647 | - | 234 | - |
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| Men | 199 | - | 54 | - |
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| Women | 448 | - | 180 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
John Jay graduate schools have a total of 1,832 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 596 male and 1,236 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 503 full-time and 1,329 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 844 students enrolled through online exclusively and 440 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 600 White, 365 Black, and 150 Asian students are attending at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,832 |
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| Men | 596 |
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| Women | 1,236 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,832 |
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| Full-time Students | 503 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,329 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,832 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 5 |
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| Asian | 150 |
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| Black | 365 |
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| Hispanic | 567 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 7 |
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| White | 600 |
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| Two or more races | 65 |
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Online Population
At CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice graduate schools, 844 students enrolled online exclusively and 440 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,821 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 844 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 440 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 537 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 844 |
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| New York Resident | 716 |
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| Other State In U.S. | - |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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