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Criminal Justice at University of Georgia

85 Bachelor's Degrees
#29 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how UGA ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in criminal justice.

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Criminal Justice Degrees Available at UGA

UGA Criminal Justice Rankings

UGA is in the top 10% of the country for criminal justice. More specifically it was ranked #29 out of 329 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Georgia.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) 9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $30-$48k) 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income Over $110k) 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) 16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $48-$75k) 17
Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools 22
Best Criminal Justice Schools 29
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (With Aid) 30
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income Over $110k) 35
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) 45
Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 48
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Graduates 51
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice 54
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $30-$48k) 55
Best Criminal Justice Colleges for Veterans 63
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) 63
Highest Paid Criminal Justice Graduates 69
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $48-$75k) 72
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (With Aid) 99
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice 152

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Georgia handed out 85 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. This is an increase of 33% over the previous year when 64 degrees were handed out.

Criminal Justice Student Diversity at UGA

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

UGA Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UGA. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UGA are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 66% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Georgia with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 56
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 6

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