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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from IUPUI.

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.

IUPUI Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

IUPUI Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at IUPUI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from IUPUI. This makes it the #151 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of IUPUI Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUPUI is $36,298. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 141 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from IUPUI, about 51% were men and 49% were women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at IUPUI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 98
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

IUPUI Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

90% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in criminal justice from IUPUI in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from IUPUI, 80% 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

IUPUI also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Accountants and Auditors 20,100 $70,780
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 12,340 $55,310
Correctional Officers and Jailers 7,990 $36,960
Managers 7,290 $71,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7,240 $40,090

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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