Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Houston - Downtown

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 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.

UH Downtown Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at UH Downtown

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UH Downtown Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. UH Downtown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.