Placement
Students pursuing the Master of Arts (MA) in Criminal Justice and Criminology at Loyola University Chicago have many career choices available to them upon graduation. Our students find placement with federal and local law enforcement agencies, probation departments, correctional institutions, community-based organizations, and private and governmental research and evaluation offices and organizations. Some students opt to continue their higher education by pursuing a PhD or a law degree. Open this document to see a list of opportunities available to those with a CCJ degree.
Fields for Available Placement
- Corrections
- Courts
- Investigations
- Law Enforcement
- Public Defender/Private Law Offices
- Private Security
- Probation and Parole
- Research
- Victim-Witness Advocacy
Representative Participating Agencies
- City of Chicago
Park District/Legal Investigations Division
Police Department - Cook County
Adult Probation Department
Research and Evaluation Department
Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court
Department of Corrections & Jail Library
Juvenile Detention Center
Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Department
Public Defender’s Office
Social Services Department
State’s Attorney’s Office/Investigations & Victim-Witness Assistance Program - Community-Based Organizations
Better Business Bureau
B.U.I.L.D., Inc.
Chicago Crime Commission
Child Assault Prevention Project
Cook County Court Watchers
TASC (Drug & Alcohol Treatment)
Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook - DuPage County
Department of Probation and Court Services
State’s Attorney’s Office - Lake County
Department of Court Services
Sheriff’s Office - Loyola University
Campus Security
Civitas (Child Law Legal Clinic/Law School) - Private Law Offices
Berg, Repel & Berg
Jack Ring & Associates
Law Offices of Christopher Helt - Private Security
Lord & Taylor
Saks Fifth Avenue
Bloomingdale's
Target Stores - State of Illinois
Attorney General’s Office
Criminal Justice Information Authority
Department of Corrections
Department of State Police
Law Enforcement Intern Training Program
Office of the Public Guardian - United States Government
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
Bureau of Prisons, Metropolitan Correctional Center
Customs Service
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of Labor, Labor-Management Federal Aviation Administration Immigration & Naturalization Service Secret Service
Marshall Service - US District Court
Pretrial Services Office
Probation Department - Additional Placement
Wisconsin State Patrol
Wilmette Police Department