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

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

In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 1,413 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Alabama 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 Alabama.

#1

Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Faulkner University the most popular school in Alabama for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, Faulkner is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 38% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia Southern University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

Of the 53 students majoring in criminal justice at Columbia Southern University, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#3

Troy University

Troy, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.

Women make up 56% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Jacksonville State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Jacksonville.

Of the 15 students majoring in criminal justice at Jacksonville State University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jacksonville State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Alabama is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 23% are male.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

About 89% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 11% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. AUM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Montgomery.

Of the 5 students majoring in criminal justice at AUM, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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South University, Montgomery 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 #8 on the list. South University, Montgomery is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Montgomery.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,158
Virginia 2,948
North Carolina 2,702
Florida 4,869
Tennessee 1,212
Kentucky 1,015
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 972
Arkansas 665
Mississippi 581
West Virginia 1,320

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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