2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found John Jay College of Criminal Justice to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 53% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
Criminal Justice majors at John Jay take out an average of $16,903 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Report
The in-demand graduate certificate 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 United States. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 55 students majoring in criminal justice at UofL, 89% are male and 11% are female.
Criminal Justice majors at UofL take out an average of $12,397 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisville
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 46 students majoring in criminal justice at Liberty University, 65% are male and 35% are female.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Liberty University
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in criminal justice at UCF, 52% are male and 48% are female.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Florida
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in criminal justice at American Military University, 66% are male and 34% are female.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.
Women make up 67% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in criminal justice at NAU, 83% are male and 17% are female.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northern Arizona University Report
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UH Downtown is a large 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.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Houston - Downtown Report
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Of the 19 students majoring in criminal justice at ASU - Skysong, 63% are male and 37% are female.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
With a ranking of #9, Salve Regina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 32% of the criminal justice majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Salve Regina take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $21,761.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Salve Regina University
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections students that almost earned our Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 12 | Webster University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 12 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville, TX |
| 14 | California University of Pennsylvania | California, PA |
| 14 | Iona College | New Rochelle, NY |
Criminal Justice & Corrections by Region
View the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 30 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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