Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Every criminal justice and corrections 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 Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 329 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from UNLV.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Criminal Justice

UNLV Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how UNLV performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	222
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	309
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	609

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UNLV. This makes it the #121 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UNLV Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $33,653. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 329 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from UNLV in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	142
White	97
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

UNLV Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from UNLV. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 3% better 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 master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.