2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
About 57% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 43% are male.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nova Southeastern University Report
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southeast Region . UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.
Of the 5 students majoring in criminal justice at UofL, 60% are male and 40% are female.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisville Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 25% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Of the 4 students majoring in criminal justice at GMU, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in criminal justice at UA Little Rock, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
About 67% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 33% are male.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida State University Report
Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Florida
Liberty University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Liberty University
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State
Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges 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 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Majors
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 11 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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