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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice and corrections was ranked 9th in Colorado. In fact, 1,464 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

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 Colorado. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 117 students majoring in criminal justice at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.

About 50% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado Christian University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in criminal justice at CCU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in criminal justice at DU, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 590
Idaho 256
Montana 41
Wyoming 176

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 7 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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