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

9 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

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.

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

#1

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

Our analysis found Bethel University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

About 43% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Middle Tennessee State University Report

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 distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lincoln Memorial University

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the midsize 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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#7

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #7, Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tennessee State University Report

#8

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College 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 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.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South College

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 fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Pulaski.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Martin Methodist College Report

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
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 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.

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