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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

If you plan to study criminal justice and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Pitt.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Pitt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 599
608
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 824

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Pitt Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt is $31,986. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

46% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Pitt. About 54% were men and 46% were women.

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About 63% 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 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 30
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Pitt 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 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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