Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 3,725 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from University of the District of Columbia. Of these graduates, 92% were men and 8% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. University of the District of Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 50% more men than average.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 77% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,450	$74,940
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	3,050	$122,460

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
• Image Credit: By Matthew Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.