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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Check out the criminal justice undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Our analysis found Rio Salado College to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 15% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Rio Salado College take out $14,169 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rio Salado College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Of the 72 students majoring in criminal justice at San Jacinto College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at San Jacinto Community College Report

#3

Blinn College

Brenham, TX

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Blinn College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Brenham, Blinn College is a public school with a large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 86% are male.

Criminal Justice majors at Blinn College take out an average of $13,140 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

Out of the 47 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Navarro College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 28% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Navarro College

Out of the 47 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of McAlester, KTC McAlester is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 46% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester Report

Mid-America Technology Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Mid-America Technology Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Wayne.

Of the 32 students majoring in criminal justice at Mid-America Technology Center, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Austin Community College District 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 #7 on the list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at Austin Community College District accumulate an average of around $21,514 in student debt.

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New Mexico Junior College 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. Located in the remote town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#9

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.

Women make up 68% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $20,000 in student debt.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at El Centro College

Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the rural area of Muskogee, Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 12% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,644
Arizona 3,363
Oklahoma 655
New Mexico 571

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 25 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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