Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and approximately 7,547 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

UW - Platteville Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Platteville

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

UW - Platteville Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UW - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. UW - Platteville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UW - Platteville, 85% 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 Wisconsin - Platteville with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Accountants and Auditors	22,610	$68,410
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,260	$62,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,870	$44,230
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,920	$48,440

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 James Steakley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.