Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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

University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and approximately 27,772 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 43 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Oklahoma.

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 Oklahoma Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at University of Oklahoma

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

University of Oklahoma Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at University of Oklahoma 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 University of Oklahoma 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 Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	815

Earnings of University of Oklahoma Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Oklahoma is $48,204. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 41% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at University of Oklahoma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

University of Oklahoma Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from University of Oklahoma in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at University of Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma Norman Campus with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of Oklahoma 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 OK, the home state for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Accountants and Auditors	13,650	$73,040
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,480	$46,120
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,330	$36,470
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,290	$33,060
Computer Workers	2,580	$78,490

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 Nicholas Benson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.