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Criminal Justice at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

214 Bachelor's Degrees
98 Master's Degrees
#3 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. In addition, we cover how UMass Lowell ranks in comparison to other schools with criminal justice programs.

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Criminal Justice Degrees Available at UMass Lowell

UMass Lowell Criminal Justice Rankings

Ranked at #3 in College Factual's most recent rankings, UMass Lowell is in the top 1% of the country for criminal justice students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Criminal Justice Graduate Degree Schools 1
Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools 1
Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $48-$75k) 2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) 2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income Over $110k) 2
Best Criminal Justice Schools 3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (With Aid) 3
Best Criminal Justice Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $30-$48k) 3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $30-$48k) 4
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice Graduates 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income Over $110k) 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (With Aid) 6
Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools 6
Best Criminal Justice Colleges for Veterans 8
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) 9
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $48-$75k) 9
Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 9
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $30-$48k) 10
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income Over $110k) 12
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Graduates 16
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) 18
Highest Paid Criminal Justice Graduates 20
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (With Aid) 22
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice 26
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice 29
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice 74
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice 158

Popularity of Criminal Justice at UMass Lowell

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Massachusetts - Lowell handed out 214 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. This is an increase of 2% over the previous year when 209 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 98 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UMass Lowell. This makes it the #6 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Criminal Justice Student Diversity at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program

Of the 214 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMass Lowell, about 53% were men and 47% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UMass Lowell are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 64% of students fell into this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 138
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 7

UMass Lowell Criminal Justice Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from UMass Lowell. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 74% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 73
Non-Resident Aliens 3
Other Races 6

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 31

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