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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the most popular school in California for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at San Diego State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fresno Pacific University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 2 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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