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Criminal Justice Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

329 Bachelor's Degrees
13 Master's Degrees
4 Doctor's Degrees
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 UNLV ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in criminal justice studies.

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Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available at UNLV

UNLV Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for criminal justice studies majors, UNLV came in at #14. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Nevada.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges for Veterans 5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income Over $110k) 6
Best Criminal Justice Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $75-$110k) 6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $48-$75k) 7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (With Aid) 9
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies Graduates 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income Over $110k) 11
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies 11
Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 12
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $30-$48k) 12
Best Criminal Justice Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools 13
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $0-$30k) 13
Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools 14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $75-$110k) 16
Best Criminal Justice Studies Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income Over $110k) 18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $48-$75k) 20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $75-$110k) 21
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (With Aid) 23
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income Over $110k) 24
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (With Aid) 24
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $48-$75k) 25
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $48-$75k) 32
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $30-$48k) 32
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $30-$48k) 35
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $75-$110k) 39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $0-$30k) 42
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (With Aid) 44
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $0-$30k) 44
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies Graduates 44
Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools 46
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies 50
Best Criminal Justice Studies Graduate Degree Schools 50
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $30-$48k) 52
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies 57
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies 59
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $0-$30k) 75
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies 106
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies Graduates 177
Highest Paid Criminal Justice Studies Graduates 231

Popularity of Criminal Justice Studies at UNLV

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Nevada - Las Vegas handed out 329 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies. This is an increase of 23% over the previous year when 268 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice studies from UNLV. This makes it the #59 most popular school for criminal justice studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 4 students received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice studies in 2021, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

UNLV Criminal Justice Studies Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

The criminal justice studies program at UNLV awarded 329 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 142
White 97
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 25

UNLV Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 criminal justice studies majors earned their master's degree from UNLV. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 6
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 3

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