Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisiana at Monroe

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if University of Louisiana at Monroe is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and approximately 8,888 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 32 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from ULM.

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.

ULM Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ULM

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ULM offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

ULM Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at ULM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at ULM 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 Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	339
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	366
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	675
	910
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	1,054

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from ULM. This makes it the #92 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ULM Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at ULM is $26,754. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at ULM

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

ULM Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from ULM. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at ULM 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 Monroe with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ULM Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a master's degree in criminal justice from ULM. About 28% were men and 72% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ULM also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Monroe.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.