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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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$48,557 Avg Salary

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #12 most popular major in Tennessee with 1,212 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Bethel University the best school in Tennessee for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McKenzie.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tennessee State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

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East Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Tennessee State University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,158
Virginia 2,948
North Carolina 2,702
Florida 4,869
Kentucky 1,015
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 972
Arkansas 665
Alabama 1,413
Mississippi 581
West Virginia 1,320

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 6 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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