Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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 University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563.

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.

UAB Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UAB Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UAB 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 UAB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

UAB Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UAB Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alabama at Birmingham. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	101

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,410	$45,930
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,680	$36,760
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,460	$40,710
Managers	2,110	$106,680

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.