by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Navigating today's complex criminal justice system takes a great communicator with real–world perspective. The goal of SNHU's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is to get you there. You'll learn from professionals across all disciplines who bring their experience to the classroom.
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. UT Rio Grande Valley is in the top 10% of the country for criminal justice. More specifically it was ranked #104 out of 1,142 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Rio Grande Valley.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Rio Grande Valley paid an average of $712 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $305 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,233 | $17,049 |
| Fees | $1,684 | $1,684 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,126 | $8,126 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,426 | $3,426 |
Learn more about UT Rio Grande Valley tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $12,682 in student debt. That is 55% lower than the national average of $27,924.
criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Rio Grande Valley make an average of $31,595 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% lower than the national average of $32,399.
UT Rio Grande Valley 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 UT Rio Grande Valley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 46.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Around 95.8% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at UT Rio Grande Valley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 407 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | 424 |
| Criminal Justice Studies | 1 |
*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.
