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2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

8 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #36 most popular major in the country with 7,783 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online criminal justice graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

About 35% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 65% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Liberty University Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

About 34% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 66% are male.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

About 17% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#4

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

South College

Knoxville, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South College

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Management and Technology is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mississippi College Report

#5

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of the Cumberlands Report

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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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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 8 schools only.

  • 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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