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

5 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.

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 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston - Downtown the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in criminal justice at UH Downtown, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 37% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 18% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southwest Region . University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

Of the 6 students majoring in criminal justice at University of Oklahoma, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

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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 5 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).

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