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Criminal Justice Studies at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Criminal Justice Studies at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and approximately 7,547 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW - Platteville Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Platteville

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UW - Platteville does offer online courses in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UW - Platteville Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at UW - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

48% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in criminal justice studies each year. UW - Platteville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from UW - Platteville, 76% 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 studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,400 $84,980
Correctional Officer Supervisors 780 $66,070
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 180 $72,160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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