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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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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 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 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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