Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and has a total student population of 5,887. Of the 740 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in 2021, 51 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.
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UAFS Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
UAFS Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UAFS compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The criminal justice major at UAFS 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 | 260 |
| Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools | 265 |
| 353 | |
| Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools | 372 |
| Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 547 |
Earnings of UAFS Criminal Justice Graduates
The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAFS is $29,118. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.
Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UAFS
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
UAFS Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program
UAFS 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 - Fort Smith with a associate's in criminal justice.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
UAFS Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program
About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UAFS 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 Arkansas - Fort Smith with a bachelor's in criminal justice.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
UAFS also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 - Fort Smith.
| 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By University of Arkansas - Fort Smith under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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