University of Iowa (UI) - Corrections
Corrections
A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities. Get more details and student breakdown below, including other Iowa schools that offer a corrections degree. Students at University of Iowa who have completed this program in 2010-2011 have received the following degrees:
- Bachelor
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Career Options For Graduates
Students who have completed this program, have entered into some of these more popular career paths listed below. The information covers overall job description, estimated salary and wages, along with job projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Description
Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in our career profile section.
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers
Job Description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of first-line supervisors of correctional officers in our career profile section.
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 41,500
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 43,800
- Percent Job Growth: 5.60%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives
Job Description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in our career profile section.
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 106,100
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 108,300
- Percent Job Growth: 2.10%
Correctional Officers and Jailers
Job Description
Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of correctional officers and jailers in our career profile section.
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 475,300
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 499,800
- Percent Job Growth: 5.20%
List of schools that offer a corrections degree or program in Iowa
4-Year Colleges and Universities
| Iowa Wesleyan College | |
Mount Pleasant, IA
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| Kaplan University | |
Davenport, IA
| Students That Completed This Program: 11 |
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