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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

22 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Colleges.

#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 master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 131 students majoring in criminal justice at USD, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 39 students majoring in criminal justice at Seattle U, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 70% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 30% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 45% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 55% are male.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in criminal justice at CSULB, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Central Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

About 71% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

About 93% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 353
Washington 53
Oregon 32
Nevada 17
Hawaii 14
Alaska 7

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 22 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).

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