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

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$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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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

Our analysis found Northern Arizona University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 17% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in criminal justice at UH Downtown, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 37% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 18% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Of the 6 students majoring in criminal justice at University of Oklahoma, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Women make up 50% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian 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 #7 on the list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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#8

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Texas 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. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 593
Arizona 516
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 12

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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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