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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee

9 Colleges
$31,692 Avg Salary
$30,613 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

In 2020-2021, 109 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Tennessee 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges.

#1

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

Our analysis found Bethel University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McKenzie.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethel University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Middle Tennessee State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Tennessee State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Memphis Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Memorial University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#8

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee ranking. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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Martin Methodist College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee list. Martin Methodist is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Pulaski.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Martin Methodist College Report

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
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 9 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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