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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

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 Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sam Houston State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 33% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas Southern University

#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Prairie View A & M University Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Women make up 50% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas State University

#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tarleton State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tarleton State University

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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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