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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Region

17 Colleges
$33,188 Avg Salary
$21,002 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

#1

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named University of San Diego the best school in the Far Western US Region for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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Western Oregon University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Portland State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #10 on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 353
Washington 53
Oregon 32
Nevada 17
Hawaii 14
Alaska 7

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

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 17 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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