Corrections at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a corrections school? To help you decide if University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's corrections program.

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

Pitt Corrections Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Corrections

Pitt Corrections Rankings

The corrections major at Pitt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Corrections Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Corrections Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of corrections bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical corrections bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in corrections 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 corrections.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Corrections Grads May Go Into

A degree in corrections 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
Correctional Officers and Jailers	16,850	$54,140
Police and Detective Supervisors	3,350	$92,170
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	760	$83,960

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
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