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

12 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

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 Georgia. In fact, 2,158 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. 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 Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Georgia 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbus State University the most popular school in Georgia for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

About 31% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 69% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Albany State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Albany State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 78% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, South University’s online programs landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 27% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University’s online programs

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Women make up 92% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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University of North Georgia 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 #6 on the list. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

About 60% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Georgia

South University, Savannah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Clark Atlanta University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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With a ranking of #8, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Georgia State University Report

#10

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 2,948
North Carolina 2,702
Florida 4,869
Tennessee 1,212
Kentucky 1,015
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 972
Arkansas 665
Alabama 1,413
Mississippi 581
West Virginia 1,320

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 12 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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