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

5 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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston - Downtown the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in criminal justice at UH Downtown, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 37% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 18% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online graduate certificate. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Of the 6 students majoring in criminal justice at University of Oklahoma, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a large student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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

More Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings in the Southwest Region

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 5 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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