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Corrections Schools
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Wilmington University
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Corrections Schools in Delaware
Delaware contains one school that offers corrections programs. Wilmington University has a total student population of 9,650 and is the 4170th highest ranked school in America.
Corrections students from Delaware schools who go on to become correctional counselors, corrections officers, jailers, probation officers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 455,350 people working as correctional officers and jailers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $42,610. Also, Mental health and substance abuse social workers make on average $41,350 per year and there are about 127,140 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Delaware alone, there are 620 employed mental health and substance abuse social workers earning an average yearly salary of $42,370. Correctional officers and jailers in this state earn $32,180/yr and there are 1,380 employed.
Also, within the corrections schools in Delaware, the average student population is 2,228 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from corrections, there are 540 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,476 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,732, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Corrections Programs in Delaware
Wilmington University
- Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
Levels offered: Masters
Delaware Interesting Facts
- Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States constitution. It did so on December 7, 1787.
- Delaware shares a semi-circular border with Pennsylvania. The border was drawn at the time of the original land grants to William Penn from King Charles II and the Duke of York.
- The nation's first scheduled steam railroad began in New Castle in 1831.
- The United States battleship Delaware was commissioned in 1910.
- Delaware is the only state without any National Park System units such as national parks, seashores, historic sites, battlefields, memorials, and monuments.