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Criminal Justice at University of Louisville

Criminal Justice at University of Louisville

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

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 22,211.

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

UofL Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UofL Criminal Justice Rankings

The criminal justice major at UofL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice. 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 81
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UofL Criminal Justice Master’s Program

59% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UofL, 70% 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 Louisville with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,480 $65,430
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 120 $85,960

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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