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Criminal Justice Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is in Charlotte, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 219 criminal justice studies degrees were awarded at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Online Class Availability at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Many students take online classes at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Among 31,091 students, 2,925 (9%) studied exclusively online and 13,639 (44%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Criminal Justice Studies graduates at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are 60% women (132) and 40% men (87).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Of the 209 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 59% were women (124) and 41% were men (85).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	108
Hispanic / Latino	37
Black / African American	36
Asian	12
Two or More Races	12
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, lower than the national average of 55%.*

Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Among the 10 master’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 80% were women (8) and 20% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 40% of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, lower than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice Studies program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Criminal Justice Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.