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2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

8 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online criminal justice graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

About 35% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 65% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Liberty University Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

About 34% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 66% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

About 17% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#4

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

South College

Knoxville, TN

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at South College Report

#5

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Management and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,158
Virginia 2,948
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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One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

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 8 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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