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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259.

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.

UMass Boston Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UMass Boston Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UMass Boston 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 41
White 51
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts - Boston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 154

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors 35,360 $81,460
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,830 $69,870
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 12,340 $48,670
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110
Managers 8,660 $131,450

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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