Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Florida

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. Of the 15,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 524 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.

UCF Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UCF does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UCF Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	327
	441
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	605
	669
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	883

In 2021, 87 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UCF. This makes it the #18 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UCF Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $31,676. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 524 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCF, about 46% were men and 54% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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	12
Black or African American	74
Hispanic or Latino	169
White	239
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UCF Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students graduated with a master's degree in criminal justice from UCF. About 28% were men and 72% were women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UCF, 51% 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 Central Florida with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCF also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Homeland Security
• Security Science and Technology

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
• Image Credit: By Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.