2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master'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.
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of San Diego to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 17% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
Women make up 82% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Of the 37 students majoring in criminal justice at National University, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Of the 31 students majoring in criminal justice at USC, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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California State University - Long Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.
Of the 14 students majoring in criminal justice at CWU, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 21% are male.
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Portland State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.
Of the 14 students majoring in criminal justice at Portland State University, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 15% are male.
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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 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Majors
One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice
| 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 22 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.