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Lafayette, LA · Criminal justice

Criminal justice at UL Lafayette

UL Lafayette graduates about 49 criminal justice majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 294th of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a solid program at 47 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×).

Graduates a year492% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0000.87× the same major nationally
Admit rate75%whole school

Around UL Lafayette

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2022 National Junior Classical League Convention, University of Louisian Lafayet
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Picnic table at Cypress Lake edge
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Where criminal justice happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 4 · Student housing 2 · Chapel 1 · Library 1 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the criminal justice ranking

  1. University of South Alabama 48
  2. Boise State University 48
  3. The University of Findlay 48
  4. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 47
  5. University of Mount Union 47
  6. University of Dubuque 47
  7. Eastern New Mexico University 47
  8. University of the Incarnate Word 47

Other strong majors at UL Lafayette

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UL Lafayette 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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