Criminal Justice Studies at University of Houston - Downtown

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study criminal justice studies, take a look at what University of Houston - Downtown has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 15,239.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UH Downtown Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UH Downtown

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UH Downtown Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at UH Downtown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of criminal justice studies 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 studies 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 studies.

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 Studies Master’s Program

56% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in criminal justice studies each year. UH Downtown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the criminal justice studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 24% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Securities Services Administration/Management

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,400	$87,840
Correctional Officer Supervisors	4,000	$52,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,220	$68,040

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
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