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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Utah Valley University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Utah Valley University

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year.

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.

UVU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UVU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UVU 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

57% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at UVU are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UVU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 57
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 160

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Accountants and Auditors 9,580 $70,980
Computer Workers 6,470 $76,890
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,490 $53,890
Managers 3,310 $102,290
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,340 $44,160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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