2024 Best Corrections Schools in the Southwest Region
5Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,281Corrections Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in corrections, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #434 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Corrections Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,281 degrees in corrections during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The corrections program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Corrections rankings. We derive our Best Overall Corrections School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Corrections Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Corrections in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of corrections degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Rio Salado College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in corrections. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Tempe. This college ranks 11th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 932 corrections students who graduated with this degree at Rio Salado College in the most recent data year.
Texas State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in corrections. Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 corrections students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.
McLennan Community College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in corrections. MCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #474 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 4 corrections students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Austin Community College District is a great decision for students interested in a degree in corrections. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 18 corrections students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in corrections needs to take a look at University of Central Oklahoma. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 1 corrections students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in corrections has to take a look at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #514 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.
There were approximately 128 corrections students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat San Antonio College if you want to pursue a degree in corrections. San Antonio College is a large public college located in the large city of San Antonio. A Best Colleges rank of #598 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means San Antonio College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 20 corrections students who graduated with this degree at San Antonio College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 8 corrections students who graduated with this degree at USW in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 48th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 1 corrections students who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The corrections program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Corrections rankings. We derive our Best Overall Corrections School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
