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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California

10 Colleges
$32,381 Avg Salary
$19,225 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

With 353 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #63 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminal justice majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

#1

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found University of San Diego to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in California. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in California. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in California. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Stanislaus did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #9 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Antelope Valley came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

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 10 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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