2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Texas
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 Texas. With 7,644 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in Texas 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 Texas
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the most popular school in Texas for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
Women make up 68% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
Women make up 49% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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Out of the 26 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the # 3 spot on the list. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Of the 40 students majoring in criminal justice at UH Downtown, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Tarleton State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Texas. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
Women make up 51% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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Out of the 26 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.
Women make up 63% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
About 46% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 54% are male.
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University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 78% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Women make up 58% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
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Hardin - Simmons University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Abilene.
Of the 17 students majoring in criminal justice at Hardin - Simmons, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in criminal justice at TCU, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,363 |
| Oklahoma | 655 |
| New Mexico | 571 |
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 26 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.