University of Nebraska - Lincoln BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections
The main focus area for this major is Forensic Science & Technology. 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 Nebraska - Lincoln. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Rankings for the UNL BS in Criminal Justice
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 UNL was ranked #88 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #2 in Nebraska.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNL.
How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from UNL Cost?
UNL Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UNL was $800 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $252 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $7,560 | $24,000 |
Fees | $1,806 | $1,806 |
Books and Supplies | $1,044 | $1,044 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,830 | $11,830 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,320 | $3,320 |
Learn more about UNL tuition and fees.
UNL Criminal Justice BS Student Debt
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNL took out an average of $23,620 in student loans. That is 15% lower than the national average of $27,924.
How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From UNL?
criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNL make an average of $35,000 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $32,399.
Does UNL Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?
Online degrees for the UNL criminal justice bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNL Online Learning page.
UNL Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice
Male-to-Female Ratio
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2018-2019, 85.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.3%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.0% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at UNL in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 16 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at UNL
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Forensic Science & Technology | 21 |
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.