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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 32,277.

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.

Pitt Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Pitt Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Pitt 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 Pitt

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

Pitt Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
43% 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 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 26
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Corrections 48

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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors 51,720 $75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 27,850 $66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers 16,850 $54,140

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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