Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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 North Carolina at Charlotte stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146.

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.

UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UNC Charlotte 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 UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Charlotte is $34,573. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 254 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from UNC Charlotte in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	121
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UNC Charlotte 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

The following criminal justice concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,350	$48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers	15,720	$38,500
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	11,610	$46,990

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.