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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

26 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools

#1

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Wayland Baptist University the best school in the Southwest Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southwest Region . TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A & M University - Central Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Houston - Downtown 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. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas 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 #10 on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 593
Arizona 516
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 12

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 25 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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