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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Maryland Global Campus

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what University of Maryland Global Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526. Of the 7,697 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland Global Campus in 2021, 367 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.

UMGC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMGC does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UMGC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UMGC 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 UMGC 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 8
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 25
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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 111
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 1,135

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UMGC Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMGC is $46,672. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 37% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UMGC

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

UMGC Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 367 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UMGC. About 51% were men and 49% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 113
Hispanic or Latino 54
White 151
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 42

UMGC 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors 25,020 $82,610
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Computer Workers 13,720 $113,330
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 12,650 $68,230
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,780 $49,220

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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