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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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$48,557 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 335 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at American University

Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 8% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of the District of Columbia

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at George Washington University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,232
New York 8,093
Maryland 948
New Jersey 2,955
Delaware 280

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 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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