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Criminal Justice at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Criminal Justice at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a total student population of 11,728.

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

UT Chattanooga Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UT Chattanooga

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UT Chattanooga does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

UT Chattanooga Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga Criminal Justice Master’s Program

60% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UT Chattanooga, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Police and Detective Supervisors 4,010 $65,320
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 230 $53,670

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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