Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

66 Colleges
$34,809 Avg Salary
$30,696 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree School for You

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Sacramento the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

About 53% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 47% are male.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Sac State take out $17,016 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $189, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read More…

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 66 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 59% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at SDSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $14,599. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $271, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read More…

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 45% are male.

Criminal Justice majors at Cal State Fullerton take out an average of $14,628 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - Fullerton Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Of the 333 students majoring in criminal justice at CSUN, 39% are male and 61% are female.

On average, criminal justice graduates from CSUN take out $13,721 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - Northridge Report

With a ranking of #6, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 64% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 36% are male.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Cal State LA take out $14,807 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read More…

With a ranking of #7, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 329 students majoring in criminal justice at UNLV, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Criminal Justice majors at UNLV take out an average of $21,786 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $276, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice graduates from CSULB carry an average student debt load of $14,307.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - Long Beach

California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 39% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice graduates from CSUDH carry an average student debt load of $15,101.

Read More…

California State University - San Bernardino landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

Of the 261 students majoring in criminal justice at CSUSB, 41% are male and 59% are female.

On average, criminal justice graduates from CSUSB take out $17,435 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - San Bernardino Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
12 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
13 San Jose State University San Jose, CA

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 13,151
Washington 553
Oregon 477
Nevada 684
Hawaii 173
Alaska 73

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 26 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.