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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

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$37,685 Avg Salary
$16,035 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice and corrections was ranked 6th in Louisiana. In fact, 972 were awarded in the state 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Louisiana to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Northshore Technical Community College to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a small public school located in the rural area of Bogalusa.

Of the 19 students majoring in criminal justice at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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

Out of the 3 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 7% are male.

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

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Bossier Parish Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Louisiana. Bossier Parish Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bossier City.

About 67% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bossier Parish Community College

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges 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
Kentucky 1,015
South Carolina 993
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 3 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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