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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,975 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2021, 108 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

UWM Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UWM Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UWM 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 UWM 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 120
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 255

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UWM. This makes it the #232 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UWM Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWM is $36,424. This is 7% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 108 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UWM, about 46% were men and 54% were women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UWM 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 67
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UWM Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

50% Women
Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from UWM in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from UWM, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in criminal justice.

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

UWM 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Accountants and Auditors 22,610 $68,410
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,260 $62,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,870 $44,230
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,920 $48,440

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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