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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 30,146 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.

UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UNC Charlotte 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 UNC Charlotte

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UNC Charlotte 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 44
White 116
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

50% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UNC Charlotte, 67% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte 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 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 266

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,350 $48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,720 $38,500
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11,610 $46,990

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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