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Criminal justice at UW–Platteville

UW–Platteville graduates about 92 criminal justice majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 50th of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

82/100Standout#50 of 472 for criminal justice →
Graduates a year927% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.05× the same major nationally
Admit rate85%whole school

Around UW–Platteville

Agriculture and Manual Arts Building/Platteville State Normal School, Univ. of W
Ullrich Hall PlattevillePhoto: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
UW-Platteville campus
UW-PlattevillePhoto: Wikideas1 · CC0 · source
Rountree Hall, 30 North Elm St. Platteville
Rountree HallPhoto: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A view of downtown Platteville at night
Downtown at night PlattevillePhoto: Downspec · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where criminal justice happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 18 · Dorm 16 · Dining 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the criminal justice ranking

  1. Bridgewater State University 83
  2. Worcester State University 83
  3. Western Oregon University 83
  4. California State University–Dominguez Hills 82
  5. Boston College 82
  6. Portland State University 82
  7. Marian University (WI) 82
  8. SUNY Oswego 81

Other strong majors at UW–Platteville

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW–Platteville 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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