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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools

29 Colleges
$72,554 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminal justice majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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Criminal Justice & Corrections by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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