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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools

72 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 72 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named John Jay College of Criminal Justice the most popular school in the United States for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 53% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from John Jay carry an average student debt load of $16,903.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the United States. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Of the 55 students majoring in criminal justice at UofL, 89% are male and 11% are female.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from UofL carry an average student debt load of $12,397.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 46 students majoring in criminal justice at Liberty University, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

Of the 33 students majoring in criminal justice at UCF, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Out of the 72 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 5 spot on the list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Of the 29 students majoring in criminal justice at American Military University, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Of the 23 students majoring in criminal justice at NAU, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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University of Houston - Downtown ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#9

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

Women make up 32% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Criminal Justice majors at Salve Regina take out an average of $21,761 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in criminal justice at ASU - Skysong, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
12 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
12 Webster University Saint Louis, MO
14 California University of Pennsylvania California, PA
14 Iona College New Rochelle, NY

Criminal Justice & Corrections by Region

View the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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 30 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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