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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Missouri

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Missouri

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

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and has a total student population of 9,959. In 2021, 112 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from UCM.

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.

UCM Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at UCM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UCM offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

UCM Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UCM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at UCM 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 Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 50
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 85
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 120
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 235
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In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UCM. This makes it the #121 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCM Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCM is $34,231. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UCM

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

UCM Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
22% 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.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UCM 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 Central Missouri with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 86
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UCM Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

31% Women
Of the 13 criminal justice students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCM, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UCM, 100% 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 Missouri with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UCM 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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors 25,090 $70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,510 $48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,620 $37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers 8,420 $31,650
Computer Workers 7,010 $82,610

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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