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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Colorado

7 Colleges
$42,265 Avg Salary
$32,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #17 most popular major in Colorado with 263 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Colorado to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Colorado list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Colorado Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Colorado list. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 15
Idaho 2
Montana 1

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 7 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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