Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Every criminal justice and corrections 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 program at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and has a total student population of 40,826. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 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.

UC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UC

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

UC Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 111 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UC, 74% 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	82
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 OH, the home state for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors	45,670	$72,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	24,890	$61,040
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Correctional Officers and Jailers	13,310	$45,190
Computer Workers	12,160	$82,440

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
• Image Credit: By Bike756 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.