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2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Colorado

3 Colleges in Colorado
891 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded
Ranked #16 in popularity, criminal justice studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of criminal justice studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 891 degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School

Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Colorado The criminal justice studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminal Justice Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for criminal justice studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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.

Criminal Justice Studies Rankings by Degree Level

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

The criminal justice studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Colorado. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Criminal Justice Studies in Colorado

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminal justice studies degree levels they offer.

Top Colorado Schools in Criminal Justice Studies

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO
533 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs if you wish to pursue a degree in criminal justice studies. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Colorado Springs.

There were approximately 533 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs in the most recent data year.

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1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CO
122 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

University of Northern Colorado is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in criminal justice studies. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Greeley. A Best Colleges rank of #701 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Northern Colorado is a great university overall.

There were roughly 122 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year.

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CO
53 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Colorado Mesa University if you wish to pursue a degree in criminal justice studies. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Grand Junction. This university ranks 28th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 53 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mesa in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO
183 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Metropolitan State University of Denver if you wish to pursue a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 183 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year.

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Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 597 367
Idaho 446 238
Montana 340 21
Wyoming 278 157

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice 614
Criminal Justice & Police Science 455
Securities Services Administration/Management 19
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 6

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