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

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

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 2,948 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southwest Virginia Community College the most popular school in Virginia for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Richlands, Southwest Virginia is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in criminal justice at Southwest Virginia, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lord Fairfax Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Middletown, Lord Fairfax Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in criminal justice at Lord Fairfax Community College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Lord Fairfax Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,809.

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#3

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Germanna Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Locust Grove, Germanna Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 57% are male.

Criminal Justice majors at Germanna Community College take out an average of $9,563 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in criminal justice at Northern Virginia Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from Northern Virginia Community College carry an average student debt load of $26,980.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Wytheville Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Virginia. WCC is a small public school located in the town of Wytheville.

Of the 11 students majoring in criminal justice at WCC, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

About 10% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 90% are male.

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Danville Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in criminal justice at Danville Community College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach carry an average student debt load of $16,010.

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Southside Virginia Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Dabney S Lancaster Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. DSLCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Clifton Forge.

About 50% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 50% are male.

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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
North Carolina 2,702
Florida 4,869
Tennessee 1,212
Kentucky 1,015
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 13 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).

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