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

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$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #71 most popular major in North Carolina with 82 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 North Carolina

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best school in North Carolina for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina Wesleyan College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

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#6

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

Mars Hill 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 #6 on the list. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mars Hill.

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#7

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC

Guilford College 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. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greensboro.

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#8

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 8 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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