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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Houston - Downtown

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at University of Houston - Downtown. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,897 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston - Downtown in 2021, 208 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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 Downtown Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UH Downtown

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UH Downtown does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

UH Downtown Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UH Downtown 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 Downtown 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 Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools 8
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 52
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 62
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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 86
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 90
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 353

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UH Downtown. This makes it the #40 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UH Downtown Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Downtown is $34,624. This is 1% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at UH Downtown awarded 208 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Houston - Downtown with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 48
Hispanic or Latino 112
White 25
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UH Downtown Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

25% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 40 students who graduated with a master’s in criminal justice from UH Downtown in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors 115,270 $80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920

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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