Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Houston - Downtown
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.
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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 |
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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 |
63 | |
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.
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
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.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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
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.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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.
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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.
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