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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools

32 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma Norman Campus the best school in the United States for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southwestern College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the United States. Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Criminal Justice majors at Salve Regina take out an average of $21,761 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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#6

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

DeSales University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.

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Criminal Justice & Corrections by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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