Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

The Criminal Justice & Corrections major is part of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

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, average salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how UNL ranks in comparison to other schools with criminal justice programs.

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Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available at UNL

UNL Criminal Justice Rankings

The bachelor's program at UNL was ranked #88 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #2 in Nebraska.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 88
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 134
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 149
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 247
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 303
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 902
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 1,709

Popularity of Criminal Justice at UNL

During the 2018-2019 academic year, University of Nebraska - Lincoln handed out 21 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections. Due to this, the school was ranked #902 out of all colleges and universities that offer this degree. This is an increase of 24% over the previous year when 17 degrees were handed out.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UNL Make?

Salary of Criminal Justice Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNL is $35,000. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $32,500 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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How Much Student Debt Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UNL Have?

Student Debt of Criminal Justice Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at UNL, criminal justice students borrow a median amount of $23,620 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,000.

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The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the criminal justice program at UNL is $245 per month.

UNL Criminal Justice Students

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

UNL Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from UNL in 2018-2019, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UNL are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 76% of students fell into this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 0

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