2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Criminal Justice Studies is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #57 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 201 master's degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Master's Degree

The criminal justice studies master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality criminal justice studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice studies students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in Louisiana

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for criminal justice studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in Criminal Justice Studies

1

McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice studies needs to check out McNeese State University. McNeese is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Lake Charles.More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from McNeese State University

2

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Louisiana at Monroe if you wish to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from University of Louisiana at Monroe

3

Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice studies needs to take a look at Southern University and A & M College. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Southern University and A & M College

4

Grambling State University
Grambling, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

84 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Grambling State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice studies. GSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Grambling.More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Grambling State University

5

Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New Orleans, SUNO is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Southern University at New Orleans

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	490
Georgia	370	84
North Carolina	334	40
Virginia	331	532
Kentucky	268	14
South Carolina	260	24
Alabama	258	20
Mississippi	243	10
Arkansas	187	18
West Virginia	164	145

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice Studies is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.