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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Chicago

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Chicago

Every criminal justice and 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

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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

30% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at UChicago awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UChicago, 78% 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 Chicago with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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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