Criminal Justice at University of the Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and approximately 19,110 students attend the school each year.

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

Cumberlands Criminal Justice Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Cumberlands

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.

Cumberlands does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Cumberlands Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands Criminal Justice Master’s Program

42% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Cumberlands does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

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 KY, the home state for University of the Cumberlands.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,480	$65,430
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	120	$85,960

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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