Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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 Hawaii at Hilo stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and approximately 3,165 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UH Hilo.

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.

UH Hilo Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UH Hilo Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at UH Hilo 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	356
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	384
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	563
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Earnings of UH Hilo Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Hilo is $24,155. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UH Hilo also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Accountants and Auditors	4,810	$65,580
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	2,610	$74,040
Managers	2,000	$93,760
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,750	$56,030
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,520	$59,020

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 Vreed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.