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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in District of Columbia

3 Colleges
$42,508 Avg Salary
$37,337 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

In 2020-2021, 38 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #79 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in District of Columbia for criminal justice and corrections students. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 580
Pennsylvania 181
Maryland 25
New Jersey 105
Delaware 68

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 3 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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