by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal 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 master’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UH Downtown was $794 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $435 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 | $7,821 | $14,283 |
| Fees | $1,456 | $1,456 |
criminal justice who receive their master’s degree from UH Downtown make an average of $72,744 a year during the early days of their career. That is 66% higher than the national average of $43,748.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the criminal justice master’s degree program at UH Downtown. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UH Downtown Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 51.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 69.2% of the criminal justice master’s degrees at UH Downtown in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 22 |
| Securities Services Administration/Management | 17 |
*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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