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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Chicago

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Chicago

Every criminal justice & corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at University of Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

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.

UChicago Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UChicago Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

58% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Securities Services Administration/Management 23

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100

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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