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Criminal Justice Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso

Criminal Justice Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso

Every criminal justice studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice studies program at The University of Texas at El Paso stacks up to those at other schools.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879.

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

UTEP Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UTEP

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UTEP offers distance education options for criminal justice studies at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UTEP Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

86% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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In the criminal justice studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Police and Detective Supervisors 6,400 $87,840
Correctional Officer Supervisors 4,000 $52,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,220 $68,040

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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