Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,364. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UW Tacoma.
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.
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UW Tacoma Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Online Classes Are Available at UW Tacoma
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.
UW Tacoma does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
- Bachelor’s Degree
UW Tacoma Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how UW Tacoma performed in these rankings.
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 UW Tacoma 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 10 |
| Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 32 |
| Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools | 51 |
| 77 | |
| Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 219 |
| Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools | 260 |
| Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools | 502 |
Earnings of UW Tacoma Criminal Justice Graduates
The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Tacoma is $42,576. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.
Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UW Tacoma
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.
UW Tacoma Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in criminal justice.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
UW Tacoma also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.
| Occupation | Jobs in WA | Average Salary in WA |
|---|---|---|
| Accountants and Auditors | 32,870 | $78,970 |
| Computer Workers | 13,100 | $91,620 |
| Managers | 11,280 | $125,490 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 9,670 | $77,670 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 7,590 | $51,990 |
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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