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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 120 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Rhode Island 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

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Our analysis found Salve Regina University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

About 38% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 62% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 71% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in criminal justice at JWU Online, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rhode Island College Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 414
Connecticut 214
New Hampshire 270
Maine 14
Vermont 11

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 4 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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