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

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #12 most popular major in Kentucky with 1,015 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kentucky 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the most popular school in Kentucky for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in criminal justice at Cumberlands, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Women make up 41% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in criminal justice at Eastern, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#4

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Campbellsville University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Kentucky. Located in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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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
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 972
Arkansas 665
Alabama 1,413
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.

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 4 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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