2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor'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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Nova Southeastern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
About 57% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 43% are male.
Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 2 spot on the list. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
Of the 5 students majoring in criminal justice at UofL, 60% are male and 40% are female.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisville
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State 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.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Georgia State University
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southeast Region . GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
Of the 4 students majoring in criminal justice at GMU, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at George Mason University Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
About 67% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 33% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in criminal justice at UA Little Rock, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Central Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Florida
With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Liberty University Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia 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 #10 on the list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State
Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,158 |
| Virginia | 2,948 |
| North Carolina | 2,702 |
| Florida | 4,869 |
| Tennessee | 1,212 |
| Kentucky | 1,015 |
| South Carolina | 993 |
| Louisiana | 972 |
| Arkansas | 665 |
| Alabama | 1,413 |
| Mississippi | 581 |
| West Virginia | 1,320 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Majors
One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Criminal Justice
| 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 11 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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