2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You
Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #12 most popular major in Tennessee with 1,212 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Tennessee 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.
2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections
Our 2023 rankings named Bethel University the most popular school in Tennessee for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McKenzie.
Women make up 53% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.
About 43% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 57% are male.
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Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 22% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 88% 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 Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 88% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chattanooga.
Of the 8 students majoring in criminal justice at UT Chattanooga, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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Tennessee State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
Women make up 67% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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South College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
Women make up 33% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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Martin Methodist College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Martin Methodist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Pulaski.
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Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 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 |
| Kentucky | 1,015 |
| South Carolina | 993 |
| Louisiana | 972 |
| Arkansas | 665 |
| Alabama | 1,413 |
| Mississippi | 581 |
| West Virginia | 1,320 |
Majors Related to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 9 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.