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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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 doctor's degree.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 23 students majoring in criminal justice at Capella University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the United States. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 72% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 14 students majoring in criminal justice at NUS Florida, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nova Southeastern University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 23% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at California University of Pennsylvania Report

The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 38% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Women make up 40% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 75% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at George Mason University Report

Georgia State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in criminal justice at Georgia State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

Criminal Justice & Corrections by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 27 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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