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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southwest Region

38 Colleges
$34,694 Avg Salary
$26,138 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #36 most popular major in the country with 7,783 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for criminal justice and corrections students. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The excellent programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a large student population.

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Texas A&M International University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

With a ranking of #10, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 593
Arizona 516
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 12

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 26 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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