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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Region

25 Colleges
$33,188 Avg Salary
$21,002 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named University of San Diego the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of San Diego Report

#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Portland State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Chaminade University of Honolulu did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Central Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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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 25 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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