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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 67 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from UL Lafayette.

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.

UL Lafayette Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how UL Lafayette performed in these rankings.

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 UL Lafayette 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 Schools 422
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 609

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #232 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UL Lafayette Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UL Lafayette is $28,500. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UL Lafayette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UL Lafayette Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from UL Lafayette. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UL Lafayette, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UL Lafayette 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,810 $41,550
Accountants and Auditors 10,390 $66,860
Managers 9,790 $87,080
Correctional Officers and Jailers 7,890 $34,370
Computer Workers 4,050 $66,600

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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