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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

With 113,121 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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

Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

About 72% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 28% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.

Women make up 50% 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 47% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado Christian University 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 city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 20% are male.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Boise State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

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#10

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

University of Providence ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Great Falls.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,464
Utah 590
Idaho 256
Montana 41
Wyoming 176

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 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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