Criminal Justice Schools in Utah

1,034 Criminal Justice students earned their degrees in the state in 2021-2022.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors in Utah

Criminal Justice majors in the state tend to have the following degree levels:

Education Level	Number of Grads
Award Taking Less Than 1 Year	438
Bachelor’s Degree	309
Associate Degree	270

Gender Distribution

In Utah, a criminal justice major is more popular with women than with men.

Racial Distribution

The racial distribution of criminal justice majors in Utah is as follows:

• Asian: 1.5%
• Black or African American: 1.6%
• Hispanic or Latino: 20.7%
• White: 67.7%
• Non-Resident Alien: 0.5%
• Other Races: 7.9%

Jobs for Criminal Justice Grads in Utah

32,630 people in the state and 4,117,080 in the nation are employed in jobs related to criminal justice.

Wages for Criminal Justice Jobs in Utah

A typical salary for a criminal justice grad in the state is $70,980, compared to a typical salary of $72,390 nationwide.

Criminal Justice Careers in UT

Some of the careers criminal justice majors go into include:

Job Title	UT Job Growth	UT Median Salary
Private Detectives and Investigators	64%	$38,510
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	23%	$52,550
Police and Detective Supervisors	21%	$74,310
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	16%	$49,520
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	15%	$65,870
Bailiffs	8%	$49,410
Correctional Officer Supervisors	4%	$75,800
Correctional Officers and Jailers	2%	$44,470

View Nationwide Criminal Justice Report

References

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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