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 Nebraska at Omaha. 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. UNOMAHA was ranked #158 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for criminal justice majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Nebraska.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNOMAHA.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNOMAHA paid an average of $738 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $235 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,344 | $19,926 |
| Fees | $1,792 | $1,792 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,120 | $1,120 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,196 | $10,196 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,770 | $3,770 |
Learn more about UNOMAHA tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNOMAHA took out an average of $20,683 in student loans. That is 26% lower than the national average of $27,924.
criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNOMAHA make an average of $37,328 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $32,399.
Online degrees for the UNOMAHA criminal justice bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNOMAHA Online Learning page.
About 57.8% of the students who received their BS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Around 31.8% of criminal justice bachelor’s degree recipients at UNOMAHA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 21 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 127 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 26 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 192 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security | 37 |
*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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