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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Mississippi

7 Colleges
$29,293 Avg Salary
$28,783 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #34 most popular major in Mississippi with 41 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Mississippi 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

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

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#2

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Carey University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Mississippi list. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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#4

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

The excellent programs at Delta State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Mississippi. Delta State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Cleveland.

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Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jackson State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Mississippi Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the town of Itta Bena, Mississippi Valley State University is a public school with a small 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
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
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 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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