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Criminal Justice at University of Georgia

If you plan to study Criminal Justice, you may want to check out the program at University of Georgia. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Georgia sits in Athens, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 82 criminal justice degrees were granted at University of Georgia.

Studying Online at University of Georgia

Online coursework is an option at University of Georgia. Among 43,146 students, 1,664 (4%) studied exclusively online and 8,365 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Criminal Justice graduates at University of Georgia, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice graduates at University of Georgia are 76% women (62) and 24% men (20).

Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program at University of Georgia

Of the 82 bachelor’s criminal justice graduates at University of Georgia, 76% were women (62) and 24% were men (20).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Georgia.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	56
Hispanic / Latino	9
Black / African American	9
Asian	4
Two or More Races	3
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Georgia, below the national average of 51%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice program at University of Georgia pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Criminal Justice graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.