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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina

8 Colleges
$31,855 Avg Salary
$27,300 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminal justice majors pursuing a .

Top North Carolina Schools in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Wesleyan College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fayetteville State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mars Hill.

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#7

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC

Guilford College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#8

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit college 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 Colleges 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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