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University of Puerto Rico - Carolina BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

120 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$21,781 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice. 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 Puerto Rico - Carolina. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the UPR Carolina BS in Criminal Justice

#747 in the U.S

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UPR Carolina was ranked #747 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list.

Here are some of the other rankings for UPR Carolina.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 10
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 83
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 90
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 98
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 111
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 144
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 152
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 169
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 178
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 303
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 305
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 331
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 423
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 431
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 517
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 647
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 679
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 747
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 1,054
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 1,143

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from UPR Carolina Cost?

$6,252 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UPR Carolina Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UPR Carolina was $124 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,952 $5,952
Fees $300 $300
Books and Supplies $2,793 $2,793

Learn more about UPR Carolina tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From UPR Carolina?

$21,781 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from UPR Carolina make an average of $21,781 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% lower than the national average of $32,399.

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Does UPR Carolina Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

UPR Carolina does not offer an online option for its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPR Carolina Online Learning page.

UPR Carolina Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

120 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
60.0% Women
100.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 120 students received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 60.0% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at UPR Carolina in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 120
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at UPR Carolina

Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice 120

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.

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