Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of the Incarnate Word

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what University of the Incarnate Word has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 7,917 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.

UIW Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at UIW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UIW does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UIW Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UIW 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 UIW Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIW is $31,199. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UIW

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

UIW Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIW. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 48% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UIW 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the Incarnate Word. A concentration may not be available for your 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 TX, the home state for University of the Incarnate Word.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.