Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Northern Colorado

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if University of Northern Colorado is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a total student population of 11,460. Of the 2,032 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Colorado in 2021, 113 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

University of Northern Colorado Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of Northern Colorado

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? University of Northern Colorado offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

University of Northern Colorado Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at University of Northern Colorado compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at University of Northern Colorado 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 Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	95
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	162
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	199
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	728

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from University of Northern Colorado. This makes it the #163 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of University of Northern Colorado Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Northern Colorado is $34,687. This is 2% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Northern Colorado.

University of Northern Colorado Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 113 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from University of Northern Colorado. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at University of Northern Colorado 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 Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	69
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of Northern Colorado Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Northern Colorado with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of Northern Colorado also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student 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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Accountants and Auditors	36,290	$82,320
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	9,840	$72,950
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,990	$50,620

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.