Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette stacks up to those at other schools.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 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.

UL Lafayette Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UL Lafayette Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UL Lafayette 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.

Earnings of UL Lafayette Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UL Lafayette is $28,500. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UL Lafayette. About 39% were men and 61% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UL Lafayette also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,810	$41,550
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7,890	$34,370
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600

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
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.