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University of Arkansas at Monticello BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

19 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$28,598 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at University of Arkansas at Monticello. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the UAM BS in Criminal Justice

#980 in the U.S
#9 in Arkansas

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UAM was ranked #980 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #9 in Arkansas.

Here are some of the other rankings for UAM.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)216
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)266
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)302
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)317
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections337
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)339
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)340
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans480
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)505
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections509
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools621
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates626
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)628
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans657
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)676
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)699
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections715
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections719
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)720
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)726
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections904
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools980
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates1,000
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections1,276

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from UAM Cost?

$7,909 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

UAM Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UAM paid an average of $354 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $159 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$4,779$10,629
Fees$3,130$3,130
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$7,058$7,058
On Campus Other Expenses$3,826$3,826

Learn more about UAM tuition and fees.

UAM Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at UAM took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 3% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From UAM?

$28,598 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from UAM make an average of $28,598 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $32,399.

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Does UAM Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

UAM does not offer an online option for its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAM Online Learning page.

UAM Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

19 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
47.4% Women
42.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 19 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 47.4% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at UAM in 2019-2020, 42.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American6
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White10
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at UAM

Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies19

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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