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Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and approximately 11,728 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 91 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Chattanooga.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UT Chattanooga 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 140
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 790
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In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UT Chattanooga. This makes it the #177 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Chattanooga Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Chattanooga is $28,951. 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 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

63% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 91 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Chattanooga, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

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About 76% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 69
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UT Chattanooga Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

63% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UT Chattanooga, 88% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UT Chattanooga 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 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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