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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what University of Alaska Fairbanks has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. In 2021, 39 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from UAF.

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.

UAF Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAF offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

UAF Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at UAF 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 320
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 442
617
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 862
949

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UAF. This makes it the #192 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UAF. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UAF 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 Alaska Fairbanks 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 7
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UAF Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

57% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from UAF. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UAF, 57% 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks 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 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UAF 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Accountants and Auditors 2,090 $82,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,480 $48,970
Managers 1,410 $118,650
Correctional Officers and Jailers 1,120 $64,670
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 1,070 $88,030

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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