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Criminal Justice Studies at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice Studies, consider the program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is in Lafayette, LA.

During the most recent reporting year, 53 criminal justice studies degrees were awarded at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Studying Online at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Online coursework is an option at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Among 15,665 students, 2,016 (13%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,675 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are 72% women (38) and 28% men (15).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Among the 46 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 70% were women (32) and 30% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	27
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	13
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, below the national average of 55%.*

Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Among the 7 master’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 86% were women (6) and 14% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, lower than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice Studies program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.