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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,364.

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.

UW Tacoma Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at UW Tacoma

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UW Tacoma does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UW Tacoma Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UW Tacoma 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 UW Tacoma Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Tacoma is $42,576. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

UW Tacoma Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UW Tacoma. About 38% were men and 62% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 52
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

UW Tacoma 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 Washington - Tacoma Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors 32,870 $78,970
Computer Workers 13,100 $91,620
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9,670 $77,670
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7,590 $51,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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