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 Cincinnati - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UC paid an average of $1,249 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $662 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 | $13,224 | $24,966 |
| Fees | $1,678 | $1,678 |
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their master’s degree from UC is $47,181 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $43,748.
Online degrees for the UC criminal justice master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.2% of the criminal justice students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.1% of the criminal justice master’s degrees at UC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 85 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 121 |
*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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