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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Pikeville

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Pikeville

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

UPIKE is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 2,240. Of the 180 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pikeville in 2021, 12 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

UPIKE Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UPIKE Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UPIKE compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at UPIKE 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 418
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 423
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 442
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 442
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 485
565
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 569
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 604
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 631
863
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 900
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 908
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 938
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 941
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 973
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,266

Earnings of UPIKE Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UPIKE is $28,387. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UPIKE

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

UPIKE Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

UPIKE Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UPIKE, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UPIKE 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 University of Pikeville with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UPIKE 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 KY, the home state for University of Pikeville.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Accountants and Auditors 11,160 $67,080
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,830 $45,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7,740 $40,950
Correctional Officers and Jailers 5,850 $35,940
Managers 3,260 $92,630

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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