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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University at Albany

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at University at Albany. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students received their master's degree in criminal justice.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

UAlbany Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Doctorate Degree in Criminal Justice

UAlbany Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UAlbany

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University at Albany.

UAlbany Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

62% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from UAlbany. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 22
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors 110,780 $96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 53,560 $74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers 35,460 $64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 28,530 $58,050
Managers 16,600 $124,160

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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