Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Missouri

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

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and has a total student population of 9,959. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

UCM Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at UCM

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UCM does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UCM Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UCM

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

UCM Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from UCM. Of these graduates, 69% were men and 31% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. UCM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UCM, 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 University of Central Missouri with a master's in criminal justice.

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

Related Majors

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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	13,510	$48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,620	$37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers	8,420	$31,650
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.