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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in California

14 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in California 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a master's degree.

#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 California. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in California. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

About 79% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 21% are male.

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

Of the 9 students majoring in criminal justice at San Jose State, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Women make up 83% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 40% are male.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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California State University - Stanislaus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 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 14 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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