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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$72,554 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sam Houston State University

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas State University Report

#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Prairie View A & M University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Prairie View A & M University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southwest Region . TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas Southern University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,644
Arizona 3,363
Oklahoma 655
New Mexico 571

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 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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