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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Oklahoma

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132. In 2021, 124 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from UCO.

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.

UCO Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UCO Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

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 UCO 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 Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 332
452

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

Earnings of UCO Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCO is $34,226. 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 UCO

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

UCO Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UCO. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UCO 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 Oklahoma with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 75
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

UCO Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from UCO in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

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

UCO 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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
Accountants and Auditors 13,650 $73,040
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,480 $46,120
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 6,330 $36,470
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,290 $33,060
Computer Workers 2,580 $78,490

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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