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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California

17 Colleges
$32,381 Avg Salary
$19,225 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

With 353 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #63 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 California ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a .

#1

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found University of San Diego to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in California. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #6 on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #7 on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Sacramento 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 Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Stanislaus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in California list. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 17 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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