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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 97 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

About 54% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#2

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Leo University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 69% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Out of the 97 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 3 spot on the list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Of the 148 students majoring in criminal justice at American Military University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at American Public University System Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

About 72% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#5

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grambling State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. GSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Grambling.

Of the 84 students majoring in criminal justice at GSU, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida 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 #6 on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Women make up 58% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#7

Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL

Faulkner 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. Located in the city of Montgomery, Faulkner is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 38% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Columbus State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 31% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbus State University Report

#9

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

Of the 53 students majoring in criminal justice at Columbia Southern University, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#9

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

Bethel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#11

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 master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#12

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 47 students majoring in criminal justice at NUS Florida, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#13

Troy University

Troy, AL

Troy 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 #13 on the list. TROY is a large public school located in the town of Troy.

Women make up 56% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Southern University at New Orleans came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of New Orleans, SUNO is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
15 McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA
15 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
15 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
18 Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA
19 Florida International University Miami, FL

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges 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 25 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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