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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UNLV Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UNLV 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 133
White 85
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 36

UNLV Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

88% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UNLV, 88% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 346

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Accountants and Auditors 8,430 $66,600
Managers 7,120 $102,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 5,120 $70,450
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,130 $52,410
Correctional Officers and Jailers 2,680 $62,140

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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