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Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of West Florida

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of West Florida in 2021, 80 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.

UWF Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UWF Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at UWF 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
129
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 151
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 263
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 354
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 563
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,264

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UWF. This makes it the #211 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UWF Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWF is $32,604. 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 UWF

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

UWF Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 80 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from UWF in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UWF 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 West Florida with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 47
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UWF Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

100% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in criminal justice from UWF. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of West Florida 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 2
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UWF 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors 71,940 $71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 37,650 $59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33,060 $43,410
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Computer Workers 11,060 $78,900

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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