by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice is a concentration offered under the criminal justice and corrections major at University of Massachusetts - Lowell. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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BS in Criminal Justice - Criminology & Crime Analysis
Track and understand criminal behavior by earning a BS in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminology & Crime Analysis.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMass Lowell paid an average of $1,465 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $811 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,590 | $26,370 |
| Fees | $620 | $620 |
UMass Lowell does not offer an online option for its criminal justice master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Lowell Online Learning page.
About 29.9% of the students who received their Master’s in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.4%.
Around 14.4% of criminal justice master’s degree recipients at UMass Lowell in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 78 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
*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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