Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Florida

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881.

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.

UCF Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UCF Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UCF 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Central Florida with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	81
Hispanic or Latino	148
White	192
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

UCF Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

69% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	646

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers	33,060	$43,410
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900

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
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