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

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #23 most popular major in Kentucky with 170 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky to see which master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

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

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of the Cumberlands

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 59% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisville Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Kentucky. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

Women make up 74% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#4

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbellsville University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.

Of the 4 students majoring in criminal justice at Campbellsville University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 632
Florida 631
Georgia 131
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 109
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 21
West Virginia 205

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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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