2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges.
Top 15% Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisville the best school in the Southeast Region for criminal justice and corrections students. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
The excellent programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public college with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Georgia College & State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.
Mississippi College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #8 on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
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Radford University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Averett University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Columbia College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA |
| 14 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 15 | Columbia Southern University | Orange Beach, AL |
| 16 | Anderson University South Carolina | Anderson, SC |
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State
Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Southeast 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 |
| West Virginia | 205 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice
One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Criminal Justice
| 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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