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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in California

14 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 13,151 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in California 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.

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named University of San Diego the most popular school in California for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in criminal justice at National University, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in criminal justice at USC, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in California. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Women make up 79% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - Long Beach

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

About 44% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #7, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Of the 6 students majoring in criminal justice at Loma Linda University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - San Bernardino

California State University - Sacramento ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in criminal justice at Sac State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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California State University - Stanislaus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 553
Oregon 477
Nevada 684
Hawaii 173
Alaska 73

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 14 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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