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

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

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 2,948 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Virginia 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.

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 494 students majoring in criminal justice at Liberty University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Of the 32 students majoring in criminal justice at GMU, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#3

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Virginia State is a small public school located in the large suburb of Petersburg.

Of the 9 students majoring in criminal justice at Virginia State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Radford University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in criminal justice at Radford, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Management and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

South University, Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Virginia Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, South University, Virginia Beach is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Virginia. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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

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Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Norfolk State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Norfolk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Averett University

Danville, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Averett University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#10

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond 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 #10 on the list. South University, Richmond is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Glen Allen.

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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
Georgia 2,158
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

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 11 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).

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