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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in California

9 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#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 California. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in California list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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California State University - Stanislaus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

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California State University - Sacramento 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Antelope Valley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. 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

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 9 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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