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2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

8 Colleges
$37,685 Avg Salary
$16,035 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Bernardino Valley College the most popular online school in California for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at San Bernardino Valley College accumulate an average of around $19,593 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carrington College, Sacramento is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, Carrington College, Sacramento is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in criminal justice at Carrington College, Sacramento, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Diablo Valley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Diablo Valley is a large public school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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#5

Hartnell College

Salinas, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hartnell College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Salinas, Hartnell College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

About 75% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#5

Compton College

Compton, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Compton College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Compton College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Compton.

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#5

Abraham Lincoln University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Lincoln University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Abraham Lincoln University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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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 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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