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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Bridgeport

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Bridgeport

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at University of Bridgeport. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,155. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UBridgeport.

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.

UBridgeport Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UBridgeport Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at UBridgeport 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 Basic Certificate Schools 442
639
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 947

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UBridgeport. This makes it the #256 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UBridgeport Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UBridgeport is $31,722. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UBridgeport

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

UBridgeport Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at UBridgeport awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Bridgeport with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 5
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UBridgeport Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from UBridgeport. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

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

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

UBridgeport 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 CT, the home state for University of Bridgeport.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Accountants and Auditors 14,550 $84,890
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 6,450 $71,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,370 $69,520
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,610 $54,420

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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