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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina

11 Colleges
$31,855 Avg Salary
$27,300 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #71 most popular major in North Carolina with 82 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina 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 2023 rankings named North Carolina Wesleyan College the most popular school in North Carolina for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the small city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

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#5

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

The excellent programs at Mars Hill University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in North Carolina. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mars Hill.

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#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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#7

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

With a ranking of #7, Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC

Guilford College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular criminal justice and corrections programs. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit 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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 632
Florida 631
Georgia 131
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
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 11 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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