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2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California

19 Colleges
$32,381 Avg Salary
$19,225 Avg Student Debt

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 13,151 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in California to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing an online .

#2

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rio Hondo College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students pursuing an online degree. RHCCD is a large public school located in the large suburb of Whittier.

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#3

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Bernardino Valley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, criminal justice graduates from San Bernardino Valley College take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Criminal Justice majors at National University take out an average of $27,265 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The excellent online programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in California. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#6

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

College of San Mateo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California ranking. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of San Mateo.

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#7

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

Diablo Valley College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California list. Diablo Valley is a large public school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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Carrington College, Sacramento came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, Carrington College, Sacramento is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at Carrington College, Sacramento accumulate an average of around $13,128 in student debt.

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#9

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

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University of Antelope Valley came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at UAV take out is $27,198.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 553
Oregon 477
Nevada 684
Hawaii 173
Alaska 73

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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 19 schools only.

  • 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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