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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

6 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the Southeast Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southeast Region . UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at UofL accumulate an average of around $12,397 in student debt.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisville Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Florida Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southeast Region . VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#6

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fayetteville State University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 632
Florida 631
Georgia 131
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 21
West Virginia 205

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 6 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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