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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

4 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 subjects to study in Texas. With 7,644 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Texas

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

Top Texas 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 Texas. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

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

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#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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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