Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nevada - Reno

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Reno is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNR Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UNR Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

86% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UNR, 86% 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 - Reno with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Security Science and Technology

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Accountants and Auditors	8,430	$66,600
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,120	$70,450
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,130	$52,410
Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,680	$62,140

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
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