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

26 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a master's degree.

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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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

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 fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

Women make up 49% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston - Downtown is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UH Downtown is a fairly 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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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

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 remote town of Stephenville.

Women make up 51% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas 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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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 #6 on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. 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 fairly 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. 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.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hardin - Simmons University Report

#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

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 school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in criminal justice at TCU, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,363
Oklahoma 655
New Mexico 571

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 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.

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