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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

10 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.

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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Northern Arizona University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 17% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in criminal justice at UH Downtown, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 37% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 18% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Of the 6 students majoring in criminal justice at University of Oklahoma, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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#8

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Texas

#8

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western New Mexico University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools 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 10 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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