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Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas at El Paso

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas at El Paso

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 256 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UTEP.

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.

UTEP Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UTEP Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UTEP 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 UTEP 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
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 38
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 406

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UTEP. This makes it the #247 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UTEP Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $28,359. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 256 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UTEP. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 234
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UTEP Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

33% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso 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 2
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UTEP 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors 115,270 $80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920

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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