Criminal Justice Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146.

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.

UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in criminal justice studies each year. UNC Charlotte does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from UNC Charlotte, 67% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a master's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,800	$69,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,910	$58,690
Correctional Officer Supervisors	1,120	$55,580

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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