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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master'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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 16 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 very large student population.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent master’s degree 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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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San Jose State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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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 16 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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