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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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

UNC Pembroke is located in Pembroke, North Carolina and approximately 8,262 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UNC Pembroke.

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 Pembroke Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Pembroke

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UNC Pembroke does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UNC Pembroke Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UNC Pembroke 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 UNC Pembroke 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 Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 65
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 77
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 84
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 139
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 160
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 231
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How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UNC Pembroke Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Pembroke is $33,883. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UNC Pembroke

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

UNC Pembroke Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 159 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNC Pembroke, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 North Carolina at Pembroke with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 63
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 34

UNC Pembroke also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

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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