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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Louisiana

6 Colleges
$30,859 Avg Salary
$28,804 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #15 most popular major in Louisiana with 201 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Louisiana 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a .

#1

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Our 2023 rankings named Grambling State University the most popular school in Louisiana for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University at New Orleans landed the # 2 spot on the list. SUNO is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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#3

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

The excellent programs at McNeese State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern University and A & M College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 5 spot on the list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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
Kentucky 170
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.

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 6 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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