Criminal Justice at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every criminal justice school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at University of Massachusetts - Lowell stacks up to those at other schools.

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 section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Lowell 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

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Lowell

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UMass Lowell Criminal Justice Rankings

The criminal justice major at UMass Lowell 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.

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 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. The typical criminal justice bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Lowell since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

Criminal Justice Studies

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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,670	$100,620
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	370	$75,080

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
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