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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Kentucky

32 Colleges
$33,467 Avg Salary
$27,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #12 most popular major in Kentucky with 1,015 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Kentucky to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

Our analysis found Bluegrass Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bluegrass Community and Technical College

The excellent programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Kentucky. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Criminal Justice majors at Eastern take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $166.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at UofL take out is $17,870.

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#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Cumberlands take out $23,244 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Somerset Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Kentucky list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Somerset Community College Report

#6

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

With a ranking of #6, Hopkinsville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hopkinsville.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hopkinsville Community College Report

#7

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #7 on the list. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

Criminal Justice majors at NKU take out an average of $24,920 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $174, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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West Kentucky Community and 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Kentucky Community and Technical College Report

Jefferson Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Jefferson Community and Technical College take out $12,292 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #10, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

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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
Virginia 2,948
North Carolina 2,702
Florida 4,869
Tennessee 1,212
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 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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