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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #36 most popular major in the country with 7,783 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminal justice majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best school in the United States for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Sam Houston State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Criminal Justice & Corrections by Region

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Southwest
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Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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