2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Corrections & Criminal Justice
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,200
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice is the 197th most popular major in the country with 3,675 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 469 other corrections and criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other corrections and criminal justice. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other corrections and criminal justice.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other corrections & criminal justice students.
Top 19 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Corrections & Criminal Justice
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas is located in Barranquitas, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fisher College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s other corrections and criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at Fisher College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major. Lewis University is a medium-sized school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 32 masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at Lewis
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Coppin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Coppin State University is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at Coppin State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Juan, . The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Report
Virginia State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major ranking. This small school is located in Petersburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia State Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Report
John Jay College of Criminal Justice came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major ranking. John Jay is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at John Jay
Wilmington University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major ranking. New Castle, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at Wilmington University
Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major ranking, coming in at #9. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 222 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at SNHU
Sam Houston State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major ranking. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 41 masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at SHSU
With a ranking of #11, McKendree University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major list. This small school is located in Lebanon, Illinois, and it awarded 5 masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at McKendree
With a ranking of #12, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major list. This small school is located in Fajardo, , and it awarded 2 masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo
Bethune - Cookman University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major ranking. Bethune - Cookman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 4 masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at Bethune - Cookman University
William Carey University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major ranking. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at William Carey University
With a ranking of #15, Holy Family University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major list. Holy Family is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at Holy Family University
With a ranking of #16, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mercedita, . It awarded 2 masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce
Carlow University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major ranking. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 masters’s other corrections and criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at Carlow
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s other corrections and criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Corrections & Criminal Justice at University of Alabama at Birmingham
With a ranking of #19, Suffolk University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s other corrections and criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Suffolk University Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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