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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and has a total student population of 8,899.

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.

UA Little Rock Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UA Little Rock Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UA Little Rock 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UA Little Rock

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

UA Little Rock Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

80% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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UA Little Rock does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UA Little Rock Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

UA Little Rock Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

86% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 112
Criminal Justice & Police Science 7

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Accountants and Auditors 7,270 $67,700
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 6,030 $39,560
Correctional Officers and Jailers 5,500 $34,120
Managers 3,360 $86,410
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,760 $55,310

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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