Criminal Justice Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Psychology with Criminology & Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 57% 5% 5% £9000 £12600 125 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) Ulster University 76% 4% 3% £9250 £15840 £16320 128 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA University of Greenwich 80% 10% 8% £9250 £16150 £17000 124 London On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales - 0% 10% £9000 £12600 129 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 76% 5% 8% £9250 £16100 146 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology: Inequality and Social Justice with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Sunderland 71% 5% 7% £9250 £16000 101 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) University of Portsmouth 74% 0% 11% £9250 £18100 126 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice and Youth Justice (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 64% 0% 5% £9000 £12600 133 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice (with pathway in Cyber Criminology) BA (Hons) University of East London - 10% 13% £9250 £14160 103 London On campus Full-time
Black Studies (Criminal Justice) BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 78% 4% 15% £9250 £16085 116 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Law with Criminal Justice LLB (Hons) Brunel University 56% 10% 15% £9250 £17665 £19430 137 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Law with Criminal Justice with Placement LLB (Hons) Brunel University 56% 10% 15% £9250 £17665 £19430 119 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice and Forensic Science BSc (Hons) University of the West of Scotland 63% 4% 5% £9250 £18000 168 Paisley On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA (Hons) Middlesex University - 0% 30% £9250 £15100 124 London On campus Full-time
Criminology: Inequality and Social Justice BSc University of Sunderland 71% 5% 7% £9250 £16000 101 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice with Psychology BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 46% 0% 5% £9000 £12600 129 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Law with Criminal Justice LLB (Hons) Birmingham City University 73% 0% 10% £9250 £16085 106 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) University of South Wales - 0% 10% £9000 £12600 129 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA (Hons) University of East London 57% 10% 5% £9250 £14160 84 London On campus Full-time
Criminology: Criminology and Criminal Justice with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Sunderland 71% 5% 7% £9250 £16000 101 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice / Criminal Justice (Policing) BA (Hons) University of the West of Scotland 59% 5% 4% £9250 £14500 144 Paisley On campus Full-time
Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice (with Foundation Year) LLB (Hons) Teesside University 86% 4% 15% £9250 £15000 102 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) Ulster University - 4% 3% £9250 £15840 £16320 134 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice LLB (Hons) Teesside University 86% 4% 15% £9250 £15000 102 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Criminology & Criminal Justice and Youth Justice BA (Hons) University of South Wales 64% 0% 5% £9000 £12600 133 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Cymdeithaseg and Criminology & Criminal Justice BA (Hons) Bangor University 82% 5% 5% £9000 - 139 Bangor On campus Full-time
Policing and Criminal Justice [with Placement year] BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 75% 6% 7% £9250 - 100 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - 15% 10% £9000 - 146 Wrexham On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA (Hons) University of Hertfordshire - 5% 5% £9250 - 119 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 48% 5% 15% £9250 - 145 Preston On campus Full-time
Policing and Criminal Justice [with Foundation Year] BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - 6% 7% £9250 - 100 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice BA (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 83% - 20% £9250 £15600 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice and Social Policy BA (Hons) Bangor University 82% 5% 5% £9000 - 139 Bangor On campus Full-time
Policing and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 75% 10% 5% £9250 - 95 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Modern Languages and Criminology and Criminal Justice BA (Hons) Bangor University 82% 5% 5% £9000 - 139 Bangor On campus Full-time
Sociology and Criminology & Criminal Justice BA (Hons) Bangor University 82% 5% 5% £9000 - 139 Bangor On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA (Hons) Bangor University 88% 5% 5% £9000 - 148 Bangor On campus Full-time
Social Care and Criminology & Criminal Justice BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 61% 10% 20% - - 108 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Crime, Justice and Society BA (Hons) University of Suffolk - 0% 10% £9250 £13992 - Ipswich On campus Full-time
Youth Justice BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 89% 0% 10% - - 123 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice and Criminology BA (Hons) University of Kent 64% 0% 15% - - 115 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Social Care and Criminology and Criminal Justice with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 72% 5% 15% - - 93 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Public Services (Crime & Criminal Justice) HND New College Swindon 88% - 30% £7000 - 125 Swindon On campus Full-time
Criminology & Criminal Justice and Law BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 72% 5% 10% - - 93 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) Birkbeck, University of London 73% 5% 5% - - 111 London On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) Swansea University 96% 0% 8% - - 138 Swansea On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice and Criminology BA (Hons) University of Leeds 81% 0% 7% - - 155 Leeds On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice and Law with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 72% 5% 15% - - 51 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice FdA Blackpool and the Fylde College 71% 10% 20% £9000 - - Blackpool On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice (Security and Offender Management) FdSc Derby College 90% - 5% £6500 £12000 - Derby On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 63% 5% 19% - - 104 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Law and Criminal Justice BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - 10% £9000 - 151 Wrexham On campus Full-time
Law with Criminal Justice and Human Rights LLB (Hons) Goldsmiths, University of London 88% - 15% - - 142 London On campus Full-time
Law with Criminology and Criminal Justice FdSc Truro and Penwith College - - 20% £8224 £9335 - Truro On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice BA (Hons) Doncaster College and University Centre 93% - 20% £7770 £7940 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Crime and Criminal Justice BA Burnley College - - 40% £9000 - - Burnley On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice FdA Nottingham Trent University 82% - 30% - - 80 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Criminology, Communities and Criminal Justice FD Barnsley College - - 25% £5995 - - Barnsley On campus Full-time
Crime and Criminal Justice (Foundation Entry) BA Burnley College - - 40% £9000 - - Burnley On campus Full-time
Human Rights and Criminal Justice LLM University of Aberdeen - - - £11845 £23800 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Criminology & Social Justice BA (Hons) Croydon College - - - £6000 £6995 - London On campus Full-time
Criminology/Criminal Justice MSc (Res) University of Huddersfield - - - £4765 £16000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Criminology with Environmental Justice BSc (Hons) University of Portsmouth - - - £9250 £17200 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £14160 - London On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice FdA Blackburn College 56% - 35% - - - Blackburn On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Middlesex University - - - £9250 £15100 - London On campus Full-time
Crime and Criminal Justice (Public Services) HND Wiltshire College and University Centre - - 10% £6000 - - Chippenham On campus Full-time
Criminology: Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc University of Sunderland - - - £9250 £16000 - Sunderland On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice and Policing MA (PG) University of Wales - - - £7800 £15000 - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Geopolitics, Development, Security and Justice MRes Royal Holloway, University of London - - - £8600 £18200 - Egham On campus Full-time
Criminology/Criminal Justice PhD University of Huddersfield - - - £4765 £16000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Social Justice and Education MA The University of York - - - £9990 £10590 £22250 £23900 - York On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice MSc University of Portsmouth - - - £9900 £17200 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Criminal Litigation LLM City University London - - - £14220 £19990 - London On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MSc Durham University - - - £11100 £26750 - Durham On campus Full-time
Leadership in Criminal Justice and Policing MSc (PG) University of Sunderland - - - £7000 £15000 - Sunderland On campus Part-time
Crime and Criminal Justice (Final Year Top-Up) BA (Hons) University of Bolton - - - £9250 £13550 - Bolton On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice (Cyber Criminology) (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £14160 - London On campus Full-time
MA Youth Justice Community Safety and Applied Criminology MA (PG) Middlesex University - - - £9600 £16800 - London On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice FdA Oldham College - - 25% £7500 - - Oldham On campus Full-time
Criminal Law and Criminal Justice MA Birkbeck, University of London - - - £6435 £9945 - London On campus Part-time
Law and Criminal Justice LLB (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University - - - £9250 £15600 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MSc City University London - - - £5681 £9028 - London On campus Part-time
Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology MA Swansea University - - - £8550 £18250 - Swansea On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice and Criminology MSc (PG) University of Derby - - - £8525 £14900 - Derby On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice and Crime Control MA University of Hull - - - £9400 £10000 - Hull On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice and Human Rights LLM University of Aberdeen - - - £11900 £23800 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice FdA The Manchester College - - 20% £8000 - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice LLM University of Aberdeen - - - £11900 £23800 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Psychology with Criminology & Criminal Justice CertHE University of South Wales - - - £9000 £12600 - Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice (Top-Up) BA (Hons) St Helens College - - - £7995 - - Saint Helens On campus Full-time
Social Care, Justice and Recovery BSc (Hons) Leeds Beckett University - - - £9250 - - Leeds On campus Part-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice (Top-Up) BA (Hons) The Manchester College - - - £8000 - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice FdA Bishop Burton College - - - £5966 - - Beverley On campus Part-time
Peace, Resilience and Social Justice MA University of Bradford - - - £3872 - - Bradford On campus Part-time
Criminal Justice FdA Gower College Swansea - - - £7500 - - Swansea On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice FdA St Helens College - - - £7995 - - Saint Helens On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice Top Up BA (Hons) Oldham College - - - £7500 - - Oldham On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice FdA Nelson and Colne College - - - £9000 - - Nelson On campus Full-time
Youth Justice MSc Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Part-time
International Law and Global Justice LLM The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice and Criminology MSc University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Education (Social Justice) MA University of Bedfordshire - - - - - - Luton On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MA Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Full-time
Conflict Transformation and Social Justice MA Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Full-time
Criminal Law and Criminal Justice LLM University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Law (Criminal Justice) LLM Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice LLM Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
International Criminal Justice and Armed Conflict LLM LLM The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Part-time
Theology (Humanitarian Development and Social Justice) MA Nazarene Theological College - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Psychology with Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies BSc (Hons) Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MSc The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Part-time
Law - Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice LLM Ulster University - - - - - - Coleraine On campus Part-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice LLM Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Part-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice with Foundation BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton - - - - - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Law - Access to Justice LLM Ulster University - - - - - - Coleraine On campus Part-time
Crime and Justice MSc University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice DProf University of Central Lancashire - - - - - - Preston On campus Full-time
Law (Criminal Justice) PgDip University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MSc University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Part-time
Global Crime, Justice and Security MSc The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Part-time
Criminal Justice and Criminal Law LLM University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice MPhil Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Youth Justice MSc Aberystwyth University - - - - - - Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MSc Aberystwyth University - - - - - - Aberystwyth On campus Part-time
International Law and Social Justice LLM University of Brighton - - - - - - Brighton On campus Full-time
Crime and Criminal Justice BA (Hons) University of Bolton - - - - - - Bolton On campus Part-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MPhil Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Law and Social Justice LLM University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability MSc University of Bath - - - - - - Bath On campus Part-time
Race, Media and Social Justice MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Criminal Law and Criminal Justice LLM The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Part-time
Politics of Conflict Rights and Justice MSc SOAS, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Criminology, Criminal Justice, Social Policy, Sociology MA (Res) Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Part-time
Criminal Justice and Social Research Methods MSc Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Part-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MA University of Sussex - - - - - - Brighton On campus Part-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice (Top-Up) BA (Hons) Blackburn College - - - - - - Blackburn On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MA Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Criminal Law and Criminal Justice LLM University of Sussex - - - - - - Brighton On campus Full-time
Social Justice and Community Action (Online Learning) MSc The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Part-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice Practice MSc Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Part-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MA Aberystwyth University - - - - - - Aberystwyth On campus Part-time
Global Ethics and Justice MSc University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
International Politics (Global Justice and Ethics) MA Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice MA Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Criminal Justice Policy MSc The London School of Economics and Political Science - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Human Rights, Culture and Social Justice MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Education (Social Justice) MA University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Law (International Criminal Justice) PgDip University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
International Law (Crime, Justice and Human Rights) LLM University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
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5107 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Criminal Justice

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24750 £21858 £25736
25-75 percentile range £21060 - £28402 £17180 - £27818 £19394 - £32862

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24374 £22251 £26726
25-75 percentile range £21223 - £27518 £18010 - £27004 £22121 - £33194

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Criminal Justice

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

Current jobs

Among graduates of Criminal Justice who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Typical employers for graduates of Criminal Justice

  • Government Agencies
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Law Firms
  • Private Law Firms

Specialisations within Criminal Justice

  • Generalist
  • Corrections and Case Management
  • Forensic Science
  • Homeland Security and Crisis Management
  • Law Enforcement

Jobs of graduates of Criminal Justice (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Criminal Justice at King's College London

30% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10% Artistic, literary and media occupations
10% Welfare and housing associate professionals
5% Caring personal services
5% Skilled trades occupations
5% Teaching Professionals
5% Administrative occupations
5% Sales occupations
5% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation

Grading & Study Time

Grading Distribution

Students of Criminal Justice in the UK received the following grades.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Criminal Justice

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Criminal Justice, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

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Criminal Justice is the study of policies implemented by local and central governments to influence and support criminal justice in society.

The median salary of graduates of Criminal Justice was £24750 15 months after graduation, £21858 3 years after graduation and £25736 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Criminal Justice studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Law (Honours) - LLB (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Master of Laws - LLM
  • Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Master of Research - MRes
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Doctor of Professional Studies - DProf
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Master of Research - MA (Res)