Department of Criminal Justice Greenspun College of Urban Affairs University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Degrees & Awards
- Degrees Offered
- Major Degree Levels Offered
- Criminology And Criminal Justice Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Criminal Justice Master of Arts (MA)
- Degrees Awarded
- Master's Degrees 11
- Doctoral Degrees Not reported
- First Professional Degrees Not reported
- Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
- * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
- Earning Your Degree
- Part-time study available? Yes
- Evening/weekend programs available? No
- Distance learning programs available? No
- Terminal master's degree available? No
- Degree Requirements
- Master's Degrees Comp Exam Required, Thesis Required and oral examination
- Doctoral Degrees Comp Exam Required and Thesis Required
- First Professional Degrees Not reported
- Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- Applied 37
- Accepted 18
- Acceptance Rate 48
- Enrolled 10
- Applying
- Application Fee - Domestic $60
- Application Fee - International $95
- Electronic applications accepted? Yes
- Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
- Application Deadlines
- Type Domestic International Priority Date
- Fall deadline April 15th Not Reported Not Reported
- Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
- Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
- Entrance Requirements
Tuition & Fees
- Tuition & Fees *
- Tuition & FeesNot Reported
- *Average dollar amount (tuition & fees) required to complete the degree
- Financial Support
- Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
- Application deadlines for financial awardsMarch 15
- Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, Health Care Benefits, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships
Student Body
- Gender
- Total Graduate Students27
- Female Percentage74%
- Male Percentage26%
- Participation
- Total Graduate Students27
- Part-time Percentage7%
- Full-time Percentage93%
- Race/Ethnicity
- Hispanic / Latino15%
- Black / African American4%
- White / Caucasian56%
- American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
- Asian0%
- Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander4%
- Two or more races2%
- Unknown or International Student19%
Faculty
- Faculty Breakdown
- Total Faculty7
- Full-time Percentage100%
- Part-time Percentage0%
- Female Percentage57%
- Male Percentage43%
Research
- Existing Research
- Focus of faculty researchAdministration of justice, corrections, criminological theory, policing, sociology of law
- Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$302,839
Location & Contact
Department of Criminal Justice
Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 South Maryland Parkway Box 455009
Las Vegas, NV 89154-5009
United States
Dr. Joel Lieberman
Chair/Associate Professor
Phone: 702-895-0249
Fax: 702-895-0252
Email: joel.lieberman@unlv.edu
Dr. Tamara Madensen
Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 702-895-5903
Fax: 702-895-0252
Email: tamara.madensen@unlv.edu
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