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

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #31 most popular major in Texas with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Texas 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 Texas.

Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 117 students majoring in criminal justice at SHSU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Out of the 26 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in criminal justice at Lamar University, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lamar University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston - Downtown helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Houston - Downtown Report

#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in criminal justice at Tarleton, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tarleton State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M International University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in criminal justice at Texas A&M International University, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 46% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Of the 23 students majoring in criminal justice at UNT, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Texas Report

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in criminal justice at UT Arlington, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas at Arlington

With a ranking of #9, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Abilene, Hardin - Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

With a ranking of #9, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas Christian University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 516
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 12

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 26 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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