by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Houston - Downtown. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. The bachelor's program at UH Downtown was ranked #241 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #14 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UH Downtown.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UH Downtown paid an average of $648 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $236 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,673 | $15,561 |
| Fees | $1,456 | $1,456 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,289 | $1,289 |
Learn more about UH Downtown 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. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at UH Downtown took out an average of $30,598 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $27,924.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UH Downtown is $38,447 per year. That is 19% higher than the national average of $32,399.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. UH Downtown does offer online classes in its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UH Downtown Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.4% 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%.
Around 83.9% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at UH Downtown in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 57 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 223 |
*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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