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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 15,892 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2021, 241 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.

UNOMAHA Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Doctorate Degree in Criminal Justice

UNOMAHA Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UNOMAHA 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 UNOMAHA 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
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools 6
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 87
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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 389

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UNOMAHA. This makes it the #47 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UNOMAHA Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNOMAHA is $38,835. This is 14% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UNOMAHA

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

UNOMAHA Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 241 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNOMAHA. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UNOMAHA 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 Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 159
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 41

UNOMAHA Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

72% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from UNOMAHA. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UNOMAHA, 78% 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 Nebraska at Omaha with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UNOMAHA also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 3 students 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Accountants and Auditors 8,170 $67,920
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 3,370 $57,530
Computer Workers 2,980 $86,230
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,770 $41,560
Correctional Officers and Jailers 2,270 $40,310

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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