2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree School for You
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 2,948 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best for criminal justice majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Criminal Justice & Corrections
Our analysis found George Mason University to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 2,158 |
North Carolina | 2,702 |
Florida | 4,869 |
Tennessee | 1,212 |
Kentucky | 1,015 |
South Carolina | 993 |
Louisiana | 972 |
Arkansas | 665 |
Alabama | 1,413 |
Mississippi | 581 |
West Virginia | 1,320 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice
One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 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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