Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every criminal justice & corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and approximately 11,728 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Chattanooga Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UT Chattanooga Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UT Chattanooga 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UT Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	80
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Chattanooga Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

60% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UT Chattanooga, 100% 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice	99

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	13,410	$44,600
Correctional Officers and Jailers	9,670	$35,470
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,590	$41,830

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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