Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisiana at Monroe

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 Louisiana at Monroe stacks up to those at other schools.

ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,888. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 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.

ULM Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at ULM

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

ULM Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at ULM

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

ULM Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from ULM in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,810	$41,550
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7,890	$34,370
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.