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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$72,554 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree School for You

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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

Check out the criminal justice doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Las Vegas to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northcentral University

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 353
Washington 53
Oregon 32
Nevada 17
Hawaii 14
Alaska 7

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 2 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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