Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Illinois at Chicago
UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 192 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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UIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
- Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice
UIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how UIC performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The criminal justice major at UIC 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 | 564 |
In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UIC. This makes it the #136 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UIC Make?
The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $34,572. 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 UIC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.
UIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in criminal justice.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 15 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 |
| White | 44 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
UIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program
In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in criminal justice.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
UIC 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.
| Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
|---|---|---|
| Accountants and Auditors | 53,280 | $81,060 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 30,370 | $75,720 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 14,050 | $62,440 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 13,910 | $56,100 |
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 Hied5 under License
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