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University of Nevada - Las Vegas BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

268 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$36,102 Average Salary
$18,500 Average Student Debt

The 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 Nevada - Las Vegas. 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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Rankings for the UNLV BS in Criminal Justice

#108 in the U.S
#1 in Nevada

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. UNLV is in the top 10% of the country for criminal justice. More specifically it was ranked #108 out of 1,142 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Nevada.

Here are some of the other rankings for UNLV.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)9
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans9
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)21
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)22
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)23
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans24
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools24
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections26
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)27
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)27
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)27
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)28
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections29
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)32
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections32
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans36
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)37
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)38
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans38
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)44
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections46
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)46
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools82
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates84
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools103
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools108
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)113
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)129
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections131
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections167
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)171
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)178
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)180
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)182
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections192
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections248
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates277
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections294
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates440
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections490
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections495

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

$8,465 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$18,500 Average Student Debt

UNLV Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNLV paid an average of $521 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $242 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$7,747$23,398
Fees$718$718
Books and Supplies$1,240$1,240
On Campus Room and Board$10,924$10,924
On Campus Other Expenses$4,368$4,368

Learn more about UNLV tuition and fees.

UNLV Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

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 UNLV took out an average of $18,500 in student loans. That is 34% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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

$36,102 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNLV is $36,102 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does UNLV Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

UNLV 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 UNLV Online Learning page.

UNLV Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

268 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
60.4% Women
69.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 268 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 60.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 69.4% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at UNLV in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian27
Black or African American22
Hispanic or Latino108
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4
White81
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities24

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at UNLV

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies268

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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