Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Houston - Downtown

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & 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.

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

UH Downtown Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

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

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 37% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UH Downtown Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston - Downtown. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	219
Securities Services Administration/Management	50

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.