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Criminal Justice Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Criminal Justice Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UNLV Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

UNLV Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice studies, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

88% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from UNLV, 88% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Police and Detective Supervisors 920 $101,690
Correctional Officer Supervisors 300 $84,480
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 160 $51,750

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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