Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,380 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCCS Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UCCS Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UCCS 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UCCS Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UCCS, 76% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice	184
Securities Services Administration/Management	5

Related Majors

• Homeland Security

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Accountants and Auditors	36,290	$82,320
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	9,840	$72,950
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,990	$50,620

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.