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

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

6 Colleges
$37,685 Avg Salary
$16,035 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico Junior College the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McLennan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, MCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in criminal justice at MCC, 27% are male and 73% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $17,106 in student debt.

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#3

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Texas College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mohave Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Kingman, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central Texas College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Gainesville, NCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online criminal justice and corrections colleges 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 6 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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