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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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.

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The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

Check out the criminal justice graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisville the most popular school in the Southeast Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

About 11% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 89% are male.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from UofL carry an average student debt load of $12,397.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

About 35% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 65% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

About 48% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 52% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Florida

Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 4 spot on the list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

About 34% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 66% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

About 17% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 83% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Virginia Commonwealth University 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. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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#6

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

With a ranking of #6, Fayetteville State 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 city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fayetteville State University Report

#8

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands 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 #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of the Cumberlands Report

#8

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mississippi College

#8

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Leo University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 632
Florida 631
Georgia 131
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 21
West Virginia 205

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 15 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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