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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 15,892 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 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.

UNOMAHA Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UNOMAHA Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UNOMAHA

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

UNOMAHA Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

72% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from UNOMAHA. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UNOMAHA, 78% 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 Nebraska at Omaha with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Accountants and Auditors 8,170 $67,920
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 3,370 $57,530
Computer Workers 2,980 $86,230
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,770 $41,560
Correctional Officers and Jailers 2,270 $40,310

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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