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

5 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #12 most popular major in West Virginia with 205 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in West Virginia 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 West Virginia

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in West Virginia for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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Out of the 5 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairmont State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Salem University

Salem, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salem University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Salem, Salem is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at West Virginia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in West Virginia. WVSU is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Institute.

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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
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 21

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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