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

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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 #31 most popular major in Texas with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminal justice majors pursuing a master's degree.

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 Texas for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 Texas. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sam Houston State University Report

#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #7 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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The University of Texas at Tyler 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 20 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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