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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Union College Kentucky

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Union College Kentucky

Every criminal justice and 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 Union College Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

Union College is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 1,179. Of the 206 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Union College Kentucky in 2021, 16 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.

Union College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Union College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Union College performed in these rankings.

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 Union College 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 Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 267
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 553
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 605
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,170

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Union College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Union College Kentucky.

Union College Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Union College awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Union College 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 Union College Kentucky with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Union College 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 Union College Kentucky.

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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