Criminal Justice Studies at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 7,547.

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

UW - Platteville Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Platteville

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW - Platteville offers distance education options for criminal justice studies at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UW - Platteville Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at UW - Platteville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at UW - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at UW - Platteville 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 - Platteville with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	75
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Platteville Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

48% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in criminal justice studies each year. UW - Platteville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from UW - Platteville, 76% 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 - Platteville with a master's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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 - Platteville.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,400	$84,980
Correctional Officer Supervisors	780	$66,070
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	180	$72,160

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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