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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$72,554 Avg Salary

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.

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.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the criminal justice doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

About 33% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas Southern University Report

#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Women make up 50% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 5 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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