Criminal Justice Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master
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Overall student satisfaction
64
/100
4403 total respondents
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
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 | |
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Median salary | £24756 | £22219 | £26267 |
25-75 percentile range | £21026 - £28449 | £17406 - £28547 | £19353 - £34208 |
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
All Criminal Justice courses in the UK
All Criminal Justice courses in the UK
Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24210 | £23285 | £27109 |
25-75 percentile range | £21068 - £27308 | £18034 - £27335 | £22122 - £34519 |
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
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.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
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.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
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% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
10% | Other Educational Professionals |
10% | Information Technology Professionals |
5% | Engineering professionals |
5% | Teaching Professionals |
5% | Administrative occupations |
5% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
5% | Natural and social science professionals |
5% | Finance Professionals |
5% | Science, engineering and technology associate professionals |
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Criminal Justice
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
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.
FAQ
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 £24756 15 months after graduation, £22219 3 years after graduation and £26267 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)
- Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
- Higher National Diploma - HND
- Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
- Foundation Degree - FD
- Master of Laws - LLM
- Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)
- Bachelor of Science - BSc
- 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