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2024 Best Criminal Justice Schools in North Carolina

11 Colleges in North Carolina
379 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #27 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Criminal Justice Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 379 degrees in criminal justice during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice School

Best Criminal Justice Schools in North Carolina Your choice of criminal justice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Criminal Justice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Criminal Justice
Bachelor's Degrees in Criminal Justice
Master's Degrees in Criminal Justice

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Criminal Justice in North Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the criminal justice degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top North Carolina Schools in Criminal Justice

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
107 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded

North Carolina Wesleyan College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in criminal justice. North Carolina Wesleyan College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Rocky Mount. A Best Colleges rank of #1416 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Carolina Wesleyan College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 107 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at North Carolina Wesleyan College in the most recent data year.

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NC
43 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded

Gardner - Webb University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in criminal justice. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1093 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Gardner - Webb is a great university overall.

There were approximately 43 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Gardner - Webb in the most recent data year.

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Lees - McRae College
Banner Elk, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NC
27.6% Growth in Graduates

Lees - McRae College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in criminal justice. Located in the rural area of Banner Elk, Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 68th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 29 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Lees - McRae College in the most recent data year.

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NC

Any student pursuing a degree in criminal justice needs to take a look at Campbell University. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the town of Buies Creek. A Best Colleges rank of #1038 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Campbell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Campbell in the most recent data year.

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Greensboro College
Greensboro, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NC

Greensboro College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Greensboro.

There were approximately 11 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Greensboro College in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NC
59.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 61st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 22 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at North Carolina Central University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC

Located in the suburb of Mars Hill, Mars Hill is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 77th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 15 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Mars Hill in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC

Wingate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Wingate. A Best Colleges rank of #1311 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wingate is a great university overall.

There were about 25 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Wingate in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brevard College
Brevard, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
33 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded

Located in the fringe town of Brevard, Brevard College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 71st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 33 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Brevard College in the most recent data year.

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Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715981
Georgia690455
Virginia630722
Tennessee624811
South Carolina530572
Kentucky518639
Mississippi501214
Alabama500381
Louisiana48924
Arkansas466114
West Virginia41041

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One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies3,262
Criminal Justice & Police Science678
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General1

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