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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice and corrections was ranked 10th in North Carolina. In fact, 2,702 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

#1

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Fayetteville State University the most popular school in North Carolina for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fayetteville State University

#2

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Methodist University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Methodist University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,158
Virginia 2,948
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 is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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