Below are the key facts about the program, including its ranking, popularity, student demographics, and graduate outcomes. See how UNK ranks among other schools offering degrees in criminal justice & corrections.
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UNK ranks competitively among schools offering criminal justice & corrections. Specifically, it ranked #246 out of 647 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Nebraska.
For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Nebraska at Kearney awarded 24 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice & corrections.
Criminal Justice & Corrections students who finish a bachelor’s at UNK earn a median of $43,670 a year. This is below $51,284, the median for all majors at UNK.
To complete a bachelor’s at UNK, criminal justice & corrections graduates take on a median debt of $19,250 in student loans. This is below $22,054, the typical median for all majors at UNK.
The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,292 | $14,610 |
| Fees | $1,874 | $1,874 |
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Among recent graduates, 38% of criminal justice & corrections bachelor’s degrees went to men and 62% went to women.
The majority of criminal justice & corrections bachelor’s degree graduates at UNK were White. Approximately 54% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor’s in criminal justice & corrections.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| White | 13 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
| Other Races | 2 |
Review the following statistics on the composition of the criminal justice & corrections majors at University of Nebraska at Kearney.
The criminal justice & corrections program at UNK offers the following related majors:
| Concentration | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 24 |
UNK conferred 24 degrees in criminal justice/safety studies recently — 62% to women and 38% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (54%).