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Criminal justice at Pitt

Pitt graduates about 41 criminal justice majors a year. That puts it 132nd of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×).

67/100Strong#132 of 472 for criminal justice →
Graduates a year41under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0000.93× the same major nationally
Admit rate59%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1470whole school

Around Pitt

Plaque commemorating the birth of Marie Curie, and her visit to Pittsburgh
Pitt Curie PlaquePhoto: Coinmac · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Curve
Curve (4859313)Photo: Robbie Sproule from Montreal, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · source
The Cathedral of Learning with the sunset on it and a rainbow above in the sky.
RainbowCathyPhoto: Ferp56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Attendees at the University of Pittsburgh "You're Being Brainwashed" tour stop i
You're Being Brainwashed tour attendees (54033473902)Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where criminal justice happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Pitt Public Health, David Lawrence Hall, Barco Law Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 9 · Chapel 9 · Fraternity or sorority house 4.

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Nearby in the criminal justice ranking

  1. University of Alabama at Birmingham 68
  2. University of North Dakota 68
  3. Saint Francis University 68
  4. Immaculata University 67
  5. SUNY Brockport 67
  6. Hawaii Pacific University 67
  7. Middle Tennessee State University 67
  8. Minnesota State University Moorhead 67

Other strong majors at Pitt

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Pitt with every school we score in criminal justice. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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