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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 students attend the school each year.

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 Lowell Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UMass Lowell Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UMass Lowell 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 Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UMass Lowell 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 Massachusetts - Lowell with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 128
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UMass Lowell Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

56% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UMass Lowell, 72% 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 Massachusetts - Lowell with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 91
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 312
Criminal Justice Studies 27

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 - Lowell.

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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