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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah

10 Colleges
$36,618 Avg Salary
$27,190 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #34 most popular major in Utah with 590 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the most popular school in Utah for criminal justice and corrections students. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

On average, criminal justice graduates from UVU take out $22,125 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Criminal Justice majors at WSU take out an average of $21,200 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah list. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Salt Lake Community College carry an average student debt load of $13,661.

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The excellent programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Utah. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

Criminal Justice majors at Southern Utah University take out an average of $19,205 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Out of the 10 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint George.

After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Dixie State College carry an average student debt load of $20,692.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at USU accumulate an average of around $17,250 in student debt.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Utah State University Report

#7

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

With a ranking of #7, Snow College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Snow College Report

Tooele Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah ranking. Tooele Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Tooele.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tooele Technical College Report

Bridgerland Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #9 on the list. Bridgerland ATC is a small public school located in the small city of Logan.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bridgerland Technical College Report

#10

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,464
Idaho 256
Montana 41
Wyoming 176

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 10 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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